New Affirmative Action Rules for Veterans in 2014
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) announced the new affirmative action requirements for veterans. These requirements significantly changed the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act or VEVRAA. VEVRRA...
What do you do when the Police want to get involved in your company investigation?
When conducting an investigation, you may have to interview someone who has been accused of an act that is a violation of your workplace policy and also a crime. When this occurs, most often you will conduct two entirely separate interviews—one being done by the...
Generation Z: Who are they and why should companies care?
Many Organizations have spent a lot of time managing differences among the various generations in their workplaces. Now, we must prepare for the new group of workers who deserve immediate attention: Generation Z. Generation Y or the Millenials are the largest cohort...
Mental Parity – Why is it important to Employers?
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAE) was signed into law by President George Bush in 2008. The long awaited rules have just been issued by Health and Human Services. This law requires group health plans (both self- insured and fully insured plans...
Got Conflict? Help Managers Know What To Do
It’s a rare workplace that seldom experiences conflict. In fact, a 2008 global study on workplace conflict found that 85 percent of employees in the study experienced conflict at some level, and 36 percent of U.S. employees said they had to deal with conflict always...
Automatic Gratuities Now Subject to Withholding
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...
Get Ready For New HIPAA Regulations!
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...
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Notices have NO Penalty Imposed on Employers
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...
