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Some New Mexico Workers’ Benefits Will Take a Hit Under WCA Amendments

By Barbara J. Koenig, Jackson Loman Stanford & Downey Sep 15, 2017 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

During the 2015 legislative session, and later in the 2017 regular legislative session, lawmakers started redrafting the sections of the New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Act (WCA) that seemed unfair and unworkable to many employers. The revisions became law on June 16, 2017. Now, when a worker is fired for cause unrelated to a workplace injury, the worker is no longer eligible for workers’ comp benefits beyond the basic impairment rating benefit.

HR’s Top HIPAA Compliance Misconceptions Dispelled

By Dr. Todd Simo, Chief Medical Officer, HireRight Sep 11, 2017 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

HIPAA has become synonymous with medical records privacy, for good reason. Enacted more than 20 years ago, it gives individuals the power to decide who has access to their health records and has forced major changes in the way health care providers, health plans and businesses handle records.

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What’s Stopping Your Company from Finding Top Tech Workers?

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Sep 6, 2017 Recruiting

Updated: Apr 13, 2018

The tech sector has long been called a job-seekers market, and while it bodes well for IT workers, the odds are often stacked against employers. In a new survey from Robert Half Technology, chief information officers (CIOs) offered insights on today’s hiring difficulties.

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Requiring Drug Tests as a Condition of Employment: Cons

By Bridget Miller, Contributing Editor Aug 31, 2017 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Apr 12, 2018

If you’ve been using a mandatory drug screening program as a condition of employment, perhaps you’re already aware that there are a lot of pros and cons involved with doing so. Many employers view such a program as mandatory because an employer has an obligation to provide a safe working environment.

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Can an Individual Supervisor Be Liable Under the FMLA?

By Erica E. Flores, Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C. Aug 30, 2017 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

Most supervisors know that they risk personal liability under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Chapter 151B if they sexually harass a subordinate employee. But that isn’t the only way supervisors may be held individually liable in Massachusetts.