The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is committed to the best customer service and transparency in the management of Form I-9 and E-Verify. Please join us for this HRCI* and SHRM** pre-approved, one-hour, complimentary webinar as our speaker, Henry W. Nash, Jr., Management Program Analyst from the DHS, presents a review of recent changes and […]
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is currently suing their staffing company, Diverse Lynx, for age discrimination. In the words of Alanis Morissette…”Isn’t it ironic, don’t you think?” Diverse Lynx, a Princeton, NJ-based IT staffing firm, failed to refer a job applicant based on his age. The EEOC’s lawsuit is based on learning that […]
You may think you’re keeping yourself safe by saving all company personnel files, but to be honest, you could be doing more harm than good. The Federal Trade Commission requires that you remove and securely dispose of certain data on job applicants’ records within a certain timeframe. So your “safe keeping” could potentially cost you […]
As we discussed back in our April 18 blog, Congress was mulling over the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 which would allow employees the option to choose comp time in lieu of overtime pay. Well, as of May 2, the House of Representatives have voted to allow most employers to offer this option to […]
Credit checks have been part of comprehensive employment background checks for quite some time, but D.C. is now prohibiting the use of any credit information pertaining to prospective and current employees. Credit information is broadly defined as any information which is written, oral, or any other communication on an employee’s creditworthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, […]
With IRS Rev. Proc. 2017-37, the IRS provided several new increases to various categories that Individuals and Families may elect into a Health Savings Account (HSA) if they have a compatible HDHP (High Deductible Health Plan). For 2018, the annual contribution limitation for a person with self-only coverage under a high-deductible health plan is $3,450, […]
On May 4, 2017, the House of Representatives narrowly passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA) by a vote of 217 to 213. This was a big step for House Republicans in fulfilling President Trump’s campaign promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The bill must also pass in the Senate for it to […]
With the release of IRS Notice 2016-64, issued on Nov. 4, 2016, the IRS provided that the PCORI fee (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute fee) also called the CERF fee (Comparative Effectiveness Research Fee) for plan years ending on or after Oct. 1, 2016, and before Oct. 1, 2017, including 2016 calendar year plans, is $2.26 […]
Comprehensive communication planning can increase employee use of benefits. Vendors are offering an increasingly wider range of services, making it hard for employees to know where to go, and for what type of service. Tax-advantaged benefits have extended beyond 401(k) plans to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) – who is looking […]
