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Celebrating National 401(k) Day: A Time to Focus on Retirement Savings
National 401(k) Day is the perfect occasion to focus on the importance of retirement savings. Created in 1996 by the Plan Sponsor Council of America, this day is celebrated on the Friday after Labor Day. It encourages businesses and employees to understand the...
Celebrating National 401(k) Day: A Time to Focus on Retirement Savings
National 401(k) Day is the perfect occasion to focus on the importance of retirement savings. Created in 1996 by the Plan Sponsor Council of America, this day is celebrated on the Friday after Labor Day. It encourages businesses and employees to understand the...
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The Top 10 HR Best Practices for When a Worker’s Job Ends
Do you have a policy in place for what happens after an employee’s job ends? Depending on where you live, there may be special legal requirements about providing unemployment notices, termination letters, and final paychecks. Other than improving your compliance,...
OSHA SUMMARY POSTING
From February 1 to April 30, 2011, OSHA requires that employers post a summary (OSHA Form 300A) of the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred in 2010.
H-1B FILING SEASON
On April 1, 2011, the filing period begins for new H-1B petitions to be counted toward the annual cap of 85,000 new H-1Bs for fiscal year 2012.
FINAL ADAAA REGULATIONS
On March 24, 2011, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its final regulations concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) that established a broad definition of “disability.” The EEOC also provided new...
TYPES OF HR COMPLIANCE AUDIT REVIEWS
Four types of HR compliance audit reviews exist:Compliance:Emphasizes how well the business has complied with state and federal employment laws and related workplace regulations.Function-Specific:Focuses specifically on a certain HR function (i.e. records retention,...
IRS TAX FILING DEADLINE
The traditional tax return filing deadline is April 15 of each year, but the IRS has approved April 18, 2011 as the tax filing deadline for 2010 tax forms.
NEW ADA ACCESSIBILITY REGULATIONS
Effective March 15, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Final Rule will revise and expand the regulations regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The amended regulations adopt the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, which implement new...
UNIFORM COVERAGE OF SUMMARY EXPLANATION
By March 24, 2011, The Health and Human Services (HHS) agency is required to develop standards for group health plans and health issuers offering group or individual coverage by providing enrollees an accurate summary of benefits and explanation of their coverage in a...
DELAYED EEOC FINAL RULES ON GINA AND ADEA
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) had pushed back the anticipated date from October 2010 until this March for a final rule concerning the disparate impact burden of proof under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). Stay tuned for more...
OMNIBUS TRADE ACT EXTENSION OF ARRA EXPIRED
Congress had passed the Omnibus Trade Act, which provided a short term extension of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provisions until February 13, 2011. The provisions made changes to the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) that encompassed several tax...
Additional Record-Keeping Regulations Proposed
In April 2011, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is expected to release a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the “Right to Know under the Fair Labor Standards Act.” The proposed rule would require employers to provide employees with information about their employment...
New Employment Compliance Inspection Center
On January 20, 2011, the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that a new Virginia-based facility will be dedicated to support audits of company employee identification verification “I-9” forms.
OSHA Annual Summary Posting Deadline
By February 1, 2011, an employer subject to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordkeeping provisions for 300 Logs regarding workplace injuries and illnesses must post its 2010 annual summary (Form 300A).
Updated Form I-9 Handbook for Employers
Effective January 5, 2011, a new version of the Employment Eligibility Verification Form (Form I-9) Handbook for Employers was issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Changes to Simple Cafeteria Plans
Effective January 1, 2011, certain employers that establish "simple cafeteria plans" are exempt from the Code Section 125 non-discrimination requirements, as well as the non-discrimination requirements applicable to the plans offered through the cafeteria plan.
EEOC Final GINA Regulations
Effective December 31, 2010, the Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010 exempts most healthcare providers from being considered “creditors” subject to the Red Flag Rule. The Rule requires financial institutions and creditors to implement programs to identify and...
Social Security Tax Rate Change for 2011
Effective January 1, 2011 the Social Security tax rate was reduced from 6.2% to 4.2% for working individuals. This decrease will replace the Making Work Pay Credit which offered a maximum credit of $400 on tax returns. The new tax benefit will increase an employee's...
Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010
Effective December 31, 2010, the Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010 exempts most healthcare providers from being considered “creditors” subject to the Red Flag Rule. The Rule requires financial institutions and creditors to implement programs to identify and...
2011 IRS Mileage Rate Increase
Effective January 1, 2011, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (including vans, pickups or panel trucks) is 51 cents per mile for business miles driven, 19 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes, and 14 cents per mile driven in service of...
IRS Requires Employers to Report COBRA or HIPAA Violations
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires that all employers MUST self-report to the IRS on Form 8928 any COBRA or HIPAA violation! Basically employers are required to turn themselves in if a violation occurs. If they do not report there is an additional $1000...
Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC)
Effective November 27, 2010, Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) will phase out. This had initially originated from President Obama when he signed a law extending the EUC program and providing full federal funding for state extended benefits.
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