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HR Compliance Update | September 10, 2024
FEDERAL UPDATES Tip credits: A Texas federal appeals court just blocked the DOL’s 2021 80/20 (aka 80/20/30 or 80/20 plus 30) regulation related to tip credits. The rule disallowed tip credits for (i) time spent performing directly supporting work (i.e. rolling...
HR Compliance Update | September 10, 2024
FEDERAL UPDATES Tip credits: A Texas federal appeals court just blocked the DOL’s 2021 80/20 (aka 80/20/30 or 80/20 plus 30) regulation related to tip credits. The rule disallowed tip credits for (i) time spent performing directly supporting work (i.e. rolling...
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How To Ensure COBRA Compliance for Terminated Workers
As a small business owner, you may be required to give your former workers access to ongoing insurance coverage after they are terminated. The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) was created so that employees wouldn’t be left without...
Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit
On August 12, 2011, the Departments of Treasury and Health and Human Services released Proposed Regulations to provide guidance to individuals who enroll in qualified health plans through State-based Exchanges, as envisioned under the Affordable Care Act, and to...
Proposed Parental Bereavement Act
On July 13, 2011, the Parental Bereavement Act was introduced in Congress. The bill would amend the federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by adding a new job-protected leave category for the death of an employee's son or daughter. If passed, an eligible employee...
New NLRB Notice Required
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a final rule requiring most private-sector employers to notify employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The NLRB will enforce employers to post a new NLRA notice in the workplace. The...
DOL To Coordinate With IRS
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis, on Sept. 19, 2011, hosted a ceremony at U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) headquarters in Washington, D.C., to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that will improve departmental efforts to end...
Proposed Rules Related to Health Insurance Exchanges
Published on July 15, 2011, in the Federal Register, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued two proposed rules: (1) Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans and (2) Standards Related to Reinsurance, Risk Corridors and Risk...
Unemployment Discrimination Legislation
Introduced on July 12, 2011, by the U.S. House of Representatives, the proposed Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011 would prohibit employers and employment agencies from discriminating against the unemployed or placing job advertisements or posts stating that...
Final SEC Whistleblower Program Rules
Effective August 12, 2011, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued final rules to implement the Dodd-Frank whistleblower program, such that publicly traded employers should not interfere with an employee’s communication efforts with the SEC or take...
Changes to OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements
Published on June 22, 2011, in the Federal Register, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed changes to its current requirements on recordkeeping and reporting of employee injuries and illnesses. OSHA is seeking comments from the...
Required Consumer Report Disclosure
Effective July 21, 2011, the Dodd-Frank Act amendment to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires an employer, who uses a consumer report with a credit score to determine employment eligibility, to inform a job applicant that a credit score was used, specify the...
Increased Standard Mileage Rates
On June 23, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rates for the second half of 2011. The rate will increase to 55.5 cents a mile for all business miles driven from July 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011.
Proposed E-Verify Requirement
On June 14, 2011, the Legal Workforce Act of 2011 was introduced in Congress and would require all employers to use E-Verify, the federal government’s electronic work authorization verification system.
Audit Notices to 1000 Companies
On June 15, 2011, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sent notices to 1,000 companies ranging from small businesses to major enterprises including cargo handlers, food production, information technology, financial services, construction, water...
2012 HSA and High Deductible Health Plan Limits
The U.S. Department of the Treasury released the 2012 limits for health savings accounts (HSAs) and for high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) to which HSAs must be linked. The amounts are being raised for 2012, whereas the 2011 rates were unchanged from 2010.In Revenue...
EEOC Final ADA “Disability” Regulations
Effective May 24, 2011, final regulations issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) issued expand how the definition of “disability” is interpreted under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
USCIS Final Rule on Form I-9
Effective May 16, 2011, final rules from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) include a prohibition of employers from accepting expired documents, revision of the acceptable documents list, and removal of outdated documents when completing the...
Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Applications Closed
Effective May 6, 2011, the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP) will no longer accept new ERRP applications. Any sponsors wishing to apply to the ERRP must complete an application which must be received by the ERRP Application Center on or before 5:00PM ET on May...
Updated FLSA Regulations
Effective May 5, 2011, final rules issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) update regulations relating to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Portal-to-Portal Act. For more information, please review the featured article below.
New Federal Wage and Hour Regulations Take Effect
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) underwent several new developments to be effective on May 5, 2011. The developments relate to amendments made to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Portal to Portal Act. Based on...
SSA Issuance of “No Match” Letters
On April 6, 2011, the Social Security Administration (SSA) reintroduced the issuance of social security no-match letters to notify an employer (and the affected individual) that the social security number information reported by the employer does not match the...
FLSA RIGHT TO KNOW PROPOSAL
In April 2011, the Right to Know proposed rulemaking of the federal Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) is expected to be released. The proposal covers aspects including updated recordkeeping regulations, as well as disclosure to workers about their status as employees or...
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