by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Aug 6, 2009 | HR Legislative Updates
The Stimulus Package signed by President Obama changes COBRA.This requires employers to pay a 65% subsidy toward health care coverage premiums for up to 9 months; employers can deduct those costs from their Social Security and Medicare taxes. This means individuals...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Aug 6, 2009 | Human Resources, Talent Management
4/7/2009 By Steve Taylor, SHRM Participative management practices such as quality circles, self-directed work teams and clear, two-way communication might be seen as methods of recovering economic health, but in an atmosphere of uncertainty, those practices have been...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Aug 6, 2009 | HR Legislative Updates
4 executive orders signed by President Obama affect federal contractors, and have compliance requirements 1) New COBRA legislation retro to 2008 to subsidize 65%. Notices must be completed by 4/18/09. 2) Americans with Disabilities Act amended with an expanded...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Aug 6, 2009 | HR Legislative Updates
GINA will limit an employer’s ability to obtain genetic information as a part of a disability-related inquiry or medical examination. For example, it would prevent employers from obtaining family medical history or conducting genetic tests of post-offer job...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Aug 6, 2009 | HR Legislative Updates
EMPLOYERS TAKE NOTE: This law is retroactive to May 2008 and changes Title VII. The new law will also restart the time clock on payroll or annuity checks making employers subject to discrimination claims long after terminations and retirements!! Also, individuals...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Aug 4, 2009 | HR Compliance
At DAS HR Consulting we help our clients PREPARE for unemployment compensation cases. If you have a case, or cases, pending call 817-343-0066 for a complimentary consultation. Here are 10 common reasons employers lose at unemployment compensation hearings: 1. Not...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Jul 22, 2009 | HR Compliance, HR Legislative Updates
Download a complimentary copy of the current I-9 Form here (effective 4/3/09). This is the current Homeland Security Employment Eligibility, or I-9 form, that must be completed by all employees/employers within the first 3 days of hiring. For information regarding...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Jul 22, 2009 | HR Compliance, HR Legislative Updates
Keep these dates handy and be sure to bookmark this page as I’ll update this post with new and changing dates. Date Requirement 4/3/09 Immigration: New Form I-9 and its requirements become effective on this date. 4/30/09 PPA: The Pension Protection Act (PPA)...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Jul 6, 2009 | HR Legislative Updates
On March 10, 2009, the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) was introduced in Congress! The bill was sponsored by Representative George Miller (D-CA), the House Education and Labor Committee Chair, and Senator Tom Harkin (D-MA). The legislation would amend the National...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Jul 6, 2009 | HR Compliance, HR Legislative Updates
Calling all business owners! (The following was published by: Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll LLP, on March, 18, 2009.) “Alternatives to the proposed legislation known as the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (H.R. 1409; S. 560) have started to emerge as...
