HR Q&A November 14, 2012 Social Media and the Employer I recently was in a discussion with another employer who was trying to put together their Social Media Policy for their employees. As part of the discussion, the following question was asked: Q. If I encourage my employees to either set up a social media […]
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Education Assistance Benefits
HR Express November 13, 2012 Section 127 Education Assistance Benefits May Fall Over the Fiscal Cliff The Future of the Popular Employee Education Expense Reimbursement Benefit is Unclear… Since its inception in 1978, many employers have taken advantage of the $5,250 tax free Education Assistance Benefit available under Section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code. This […]
NLRB(National Labor Relations Act) Poster Requirements Are Still Pending
NLRB POSTER REQUIREMENT STILL PENDING… Oral Arguments in the D.C. NLRB Poster case is scheduled for September 11, 2012 This month oral arguments in the NLRB poster requirement will begin. Originally the NLRB rule would have required most private sector employers to post a notice advising employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations […]
Time for your ERISA Check up
TIME FOR YOUR ERISA GROUP HEALTH PLAN CHECK-UP! The DOL provides a check-list to help Group Health Plan verify compliance with Part 7 of ERISA. In order to assist employers and other benefit administrators with the complex area of compliance with various regulations under Part 7 of ERISA, the DOL has compiled a check-list. The […]
HHS State Exchange
State Exchanges March On or do They? States are moving ahead on building State Exchanges, but… Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the following states have received new grants to establish State Exchanges under the Affordable Care Act: California Connecticut Hawaii Iowa Maryland Nevada New York Vermont “We continue to […]
Time management
Today’s Workforce is Running out of Time Employers are looking for ways to help their workforce manage work and home lives with less stress. Today’s Workforce has less time than ever before. With more duel income households, the time for handling routine household issues such as waiting for the repairman or for a delivery are […]
The Family Medical Leave Act(FMLA)
DOL Employee FMLA Guide is Available Department of Labor’s Plain Language FMLA Guide provides insight for employers The Department of Labor (DOL) has recently released The Employee’s Guide to The Family Medical Leave Act to assist employees in understanding their rights under the law as well as what is required by both employees and employers. […]
PPACA HR Helper
PPACA RULING A DEATH SENTENCE FOR THOUSANDS? We still don’t have a final ruling on PPACA and the political spin continues. A recent report released by Family USA called “Dying for Coverage,” revealed that more than 26,000 Americans between the ages of 25 and 64 died prematurely in 2010 because they did not have health […]
Military Fair Spouse Equal Treatment Act of 2012(MSET)
Military Fair Spouse Equal Treatment Act of 2012(MSET) HR 6046 seeks to ensure that spouses of the same gender are eligible for key military benefits. The Service Members Legal Defense Network (SLDN) (http://www.sldn.org/news/archives/sldn-praises-bill-to-extend-benefits-and-support-to-all-military-spouses/) recently applauded the introduction of HR 6046, The Military Spouse Equal Treatment Act of 2012 (MSET). The act, if passed, would change […]
PPACA and COBRA
Benefits Review-PPACA and COBRA What Employers need to know Once PPACA is implemented, what happens to COBRA? As employers are waiting for the dust to settle on PPACA, some are wondering how this new law will impact other regulations such as COBRA. If there will be state exchanges, do employers still have to offer COBRA? […]