FMLA Regs Finalized; Key Changes Ahead
After much delay and hoopla, the long-anticipated changes to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act have been finalized. They were released early today and will take effect Jan. 16, 2009.
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Should You ‘Friend’ Your Boss? Let Your Boss ‘Friend’ You?
Thinking about “friending” your boss on Facebook®? You may want to reconsider. According to a recent survey, nearly half of executives are uncomfortable being friended by employees they manage (48 percent) or their bosses (47 percent ). Social networking is invading the office. The issue used to be, “Which friends will I ‘friend?’” But what […]
Retirement Benefits: Congress Passes Massive Pension Reform Bill
The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have approved the Pension Protection Act of 2006. President Bush is expected to sign the measure, which is the most comprehensive overhaul of pension laws in 30 years.
DOL Assesses Fines For Child Labor
Immigration: H-1B Petition Cap Quickly Reached
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that by the afternoon of April 2, 2007, it had received enough H-1B work visa petitions—150,000—to meet the congressionally mandated cap for fiscal year 2008. April 2 was the first day employers could submit H-1B petitions for 2008. The H-1B visa program allows U.S. businesses to employ […]
IRS Lawyers Discuss Reporting on Offers of Coverage
IRS officials described when employers themselves have to fill out full information on all health plan enrollees along with months enrolled, and when employers can hand that over to another entity, such as an insurer. Most employers offer minimum essential coverage to employees; the purpose of Section 6055 reporting is to demonstrate that they are […]
Short Takes: Jury Duty
Do I have to pay employees who go on jury duty? What about court appearances?
Benefits: What Risks Do We Run If We Alter Our Policies and Benefit Plans to Retain Older Workers?
We’ve been brainstorming ideas for retaining our older workers who have skills we need and that we have trouble recruiting for. Most of our ideas would require us to bend our policies. We’re considering offering our older workers these incentives:
Personnel Policies: Court Rules That You Can’t Forbid Workers From Discussing Their Pay
It’s not unusual for employers to have a policy prohibiting workers from disclosing their salary to colleagues. And many a star employee has gotten a big bonus but been warned in hushed tones not to tell co-workers about it. What many employers don’t know is that both these practices are against the law. And, as […]
Proposed Meal Period Regulation Lapses
California employers have been looking forward to a new regulation that would add some flexibility to the law requiring meal and rest breaks for employees. But the wait will be longer than anticipated.