by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Nov 25, 2013 | HR Compliance, HR Legislative Updates, Human Resources, Talent Management
Starting in January 2014, the Internal Revenue Service will begin classifying automatic gratuities, which restaurants often add to the bills of large parties, as service charges to be treated as regular wages subject to payroll-tax withholding. Service charges differ...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Nov 21, 2013 | HR Compliance, HR Legislative Updates, Human Resources
Employers should begin getting prepared to implement the new Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA, regulations went into effect September 1, 2013. Steps to take in order to comply: Amend (or, if necessary, adopt) written breach notification...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Nov 18, 2013 | HR Legislative Updates
In a surprise announcement, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced there will be no penalty imposed on employers that fail to distribute to workers a notice about available coverage under state- and federal-government-run health insurance exchanges (collectively...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Nov 4, 2013 | HR Compliance, HR Legislative Updates
According to a new FLSA rule, direct-care workers will be entitled to at least the federal minimum wage and overtime pay. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) stated that the change will affect nearly two million direct-care workers, such as home health aides personal...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Oct 21, 2013 | HR Compliance, HR Legislative Updates
September 23, 2013 was the deadline for distributing revised HIPPA Notices of Privacy Practices and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published model Notices for providers and health plans. HIPPA requires covered entities, including group health plans,...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Sep 7, 2013 | HR Compliance, HR Legislative Updates, Human Resources, Talent Management
The American Medical Association (AMA) has officially designated obesity as a disease. The AMA also stated that obesity is a “multi-metabolic and hormonal disease state” that leads to unfavorable outcomes like type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. According to...
