How Are Employee Benefits Impacted during ADA, FMLA Leave?
What are an employer’s obligations regarding benefits for an employee who is out on leave under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)?
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FMLA Certifications: What You Need to Know
By Marylou Fabbo, JD The moment every supervisor and HR professional dreads … an employee comes into their office and says they want (or need) to take FMLA leave. The knee-jerk reaction may be to approve the leave in order to avoid a possible claim of FMLA interference or retaliation, but denying a request for […]
2016—Perfect Storm for HR
From recruiting to termination, 2016 is looking like the perfect storm for HR, says Attorney John Husband, whose panel opened the Advanced Employment Issues Symposium held recently in Las Vegas. Husband, with Holland & Hart LLP, was joined by Attorneys Mario Bordogna of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, William Bowser of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor […]
What is the E-RACE Initiative?
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination based on race and color (among other things), but complaints of discrimination are on the rise, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been taking action to track the root causes of this discrimination and has begun to do more about it. Back in 2008, […]
2015 Recruiting Survey Results Are In
Check out the results of BLR’s latest recruiting survey. Learn how other companies conduct their recruiting, and see how you match up. Recruiting Survey The HR Daily Advisor research team conducted the recruiting survey in November 2015. Online recruiting has become a quintessential aspect of recruiting overall. This raises a few important questions: To […]
Employers Offering the Same Number of Benefits, But Different Kinds
Over the past 12 months, according to the 2015 Employee Benefits: A Research Report by Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), employers have been offering about the same number of employee benefits, but the composition of those benefits plans is changing.
Fitbit Hopping aboard the HIPAA Bandwagon
You’ve probably noticed more and more employees sporting Fitbit devices lately—wearable gadgets that track everything from steps to sleep time to heart rate and more. As with almost anything that tracks personal health-related data, however, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) comes into play.
HIPAA Privacy Violations Costly for Triple-S Management: $3.5 Million Settlement
Triple-S Management Corporation (“TRIPLE-S”) has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR). TRIPLE-S will pay $3.5 million and will adopt a robust corrective action plan to correct deficiencies […]
IRS Issues Welcome Clarification on ACA Safe Harbors
By Jennifer Carsen, JD The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) really kicked things into high gear at the very end of 2015. While the rest of us were winding down, hanging out with friends and family, and eating far too many gingerbread men (or perhaps that was just me), the industrious tax elves slipped a few […]
401(k) Plans: Plug the Holes, Stop the Leakage
There is a danger lurking on the pathway to retirement security, and your employees are likely unaware of its potential to derail their efforts to save.