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U.S. Supreme Court: ‘Church Plan’ Need Not Be Established by a Church to Qualify for ERISA Exemption

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The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) generally requires private employers offering pension plans to adhere to a lengthy list of rules designed to ensure plan solvency and protect plan participants. Church plans, however, are exempt from those requirements.

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COBRA Continuation Coverage: Who Pays?

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Most employers are aware that the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) requires group health plans sponsored by covered employers to allow qualified beneficiaries to have “COBRA continuation coverage” in the event that they lose group health plan coverage for specified reasons.

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University of Mississippi Pays Out $2.75 Million to Settle Alleged HIPAA Violations

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During the investigation, OCR determined that UMMC was aware of risks and vulnerabilities to its systems as far back as April 2005, yet no significant risk management activity occurred until after the breach, due largely to organizational deficiencies and insufficient institutional oversight.

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Are Commissioned California Employees Entitled to Separate Pay for Rest Periods?

HR Daily Advisor

Two former sales associates, “Dwight” and “Michael,” filed a class action lawsuit against their former employer, Stoneledge Furniture, LLC, alleging the company’s commission pay plan didn’t comply with California law. ” According to the agreement, if a sales associate earned less than $12.01

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REAL ID Act—Will January 2018 Compliance Deadline Affect Your Operations?

HR Daily Advisor

That’s because effective January 22, 2018, Phase 4 of the implementation of the 2005 law will begin. Despite the fact that the REAL ID Act has been law since 2005—in fact, it was one of the very first laws I ever covered in my time as a legal editor—many people were surprised to learn of this looming effective date.

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Disability Discrimination: Terminated Cancer Survivor’s ADA Claim Fails, Part 1

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Her treatment resulted in adverse, long-term health effects, including a suppressed immune system and cardiomyopathy. In 2005, she took the position of senior patient services specialist and again communicated her disability to her hiring supervisor. Kristy allowed Willow to work from home on days when she was ill.

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Build Your HR Social Media Calendar with AssessTEAM

AssessTEAM Performance Management

This year is flying by very quickly, so be sure you have an HR social media calendar of activities to stay ahead of important dates. You don’t have to create an employee engagement activities calendar from scratch because you can use AssessTEAM’s HR calendar instead! It contains all the key dates you need to know as an HR professional.