HR Daily Advisor

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

If you’re like many employers and have Baby Boomers in your workforce, you may be thinking about how you’re going to replace all that organizational knowledge as they retire. Or, in some cases, not retire at all. When to sign up for Medicare, however, is just the tip of the iceberg for employees approaching retirement.

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HR Daily Advisor

JUNE 28, 2018

The DOL rule largely became effective in June 2017 (see May 2017 story ), but was first vacated by a 2-1 panel vote by the same court in March (see story ) for exceeding the DOL’s rulemaking authority. The federal court’s official vacatur order had been expected by most in the retirement plan community.

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PlanSource

APRIL 15, 2019

In this week's edition, we discuss important employment law updates that you should be watching, how to use social media for recruiting, the new trend of 'adulting' benefits and more! To Prioritize Retirement Saving May Not Be Best for All Workers. Here Are The Employment Law Proposals You Should Be Watching.

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HR Daily Advisor

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

During the 2015 legislative session, and later in the 2017 regular legislative session, lawmakers started redrafting the sections of the WCA that seemed unfair and unworkable to many employers. The revisions became law on June 16, 2017. To many employers and their attorneys, that decision seemed unfair.

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HR Daily Advisor

JUNE 4, 2018

When the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was signed into law December 22, 2017, several proposed changes to the federal tax code that would have affected tax-qualified retirement plans were dropped. office, where he leads the Qualified Retirement Plans team. This article details three key areas that should be examined now.

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HR Daily Advisor

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), a federal law that applies to many benefits offered to employees, requires that an employee benefits plan establish and maintain procedures that govern how a participant files a claim for benefits and how disputes over benefits are handled. Ekaterina79 / iStock / Getty Images Plus.

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Tandem HR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

As they grow, they will need more and more support in the areas of payroll, employee relations, compliance, onboarding and termination processes, retirement and much more. What is different in 2017? When your 5, 10, or even 20 life companies first came to you for insurance benefits, you were most likely their only means of HR support.

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Insperity

JUNE 27, 2019

Think about every data point you regularly touch regarding employees (Social Security numbers, salaries, health care and retirement plans , background checks, etc.) Information on more than 140 million Americans was stolen from Equifax, one of the nation’s largest credit reporting companies, in 2017. Target, one of the largest U.S.

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The Employer Handbook

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

In addition to being recognized in the ABA Journal ‘s Web 100: Best law blogs for 2017, The Employer Handbook has been inducted into the Blawg 100 Hall of Fame. Thank you to the other employment-law bloggers in the Hall of Fame who helped to pave the way: Jon Hyman , Dan Schwartz , Molly DiBianca , and Jeff Nowak.

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Astron Solutions

JANUARY 9, 2018

According to a Harris Poll released in November 2017, although 64% of American women say they felt more comfortable today speaking out and challenging abusers, only 20% of women said they believe their companies would listen and be supportive if they were to speak out against their abusers. Payroll also can be a component.

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HR Daily Advisor

MAY 23, 2017

16-911 (2017)). But until that happens, employers—at least those in the 9th Circuit—must comply with Flores. She has almost 10 years’ experience covering a variety of employment law topics and currently writes for HR Daily Advisor and HR.BLR.com. City of San Gabriel , 824 F.3d 3d 890 (9th Cir. 2016), cert. denied , No.

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HR Daily Advisor

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Do we measure her hours worked in the measurement period for coverage in 2017 or do we focus solely on the fact that she is now a full time employee and eligible for coverage? We have an employee who retired on August 31, 2016. 1H and 2C and then the dollar amount of the insurance premium the retired employee will pay?

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HR Daily Advisor

JANUARY 23, 2018

And with these regulations in place, employers designed and implemented wellness programs for 2017 with clear instructions on whether a plan would be considered “voluntary.” With these arguments in mind, in October 2017, the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) sued the EEOC in the U.S.

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HR Daily Advisor

JUNE 20, 2017

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. Supreme Court 581 U.S. _ (June 5, 2017). Church plans, however, are exempt from those requirements.

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HR Daily Advisor

OCTOBER 9, 2017

In an attempt to stanch its financial bleeding, the county offered retirement incentives to employees who were 65 or older. 16-3665 (7th Circuit, July 26, 2017). There is an adage that bad facts make bad law. Glazer, editor of Wisconsin Employment Law Letter , can be reached at 608-260-2473 or sglazer@axley.com.

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Precheck

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Staying Ahead of Medical Marijuana Law Developments. Jill Lashay, a labor and employment law attorney at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC , discussed the ongoing conflict between the federal law and state medical marijuana laws. We were always Stanford, but we were establishing ourselves as a new employer.”.

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Ceridian

JUNE 8, 2017

We’re seeing momentum build around several areas of employment law, and during a recent webcast , I spoke about three: Paid Leave, Retirement Programs (“Auto-IRAs”) and fair scheduling. In most cases, employers are deemed to comply with state provisions if their current plan is at least as generous as what the law requires.

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Paycor

JULY 10, 2018

According to Gallup’s 2017 “State of the American Workplace” report, only 33% of U.S. are more liable to steal from their employer, have a negative impact on coworkers and chase off customers. Paid time off and a retirement savings program such as a 401(k) are benefits the majority of job seekers expect. Employee experience.

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HR Daily Advisor

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

The white male workers she cited had been found repeatedly sleeping on the job as far back as the mid-1980s and continued to be caught sleeping from time to time right up until their retirement in 2005 and 2007. Nonetheless, the judge’s decision serves as a valuable lesson for employers. Anderson v. Brennan (D.

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Zenefits

JULY 20, 2022

The court noted that the company handbook prohibited dishonesty, expressly noting that “dishonesty alone may lead to employment termination.” For example, in 2017, a judge refused to dismiss an employee’s claim under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Employee benefits. Termination policies.

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HR Daily Advisor

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

A disability plan participant’s state-law privacy lawsuit against the plan’s claims administrator was dismissed by a federal district court, which found it was preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). left employment due to a disability and was approved for long-term disability (LTD) benefits.

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HR Daily Advisor

MAY 22, 2017

Among other things, he claimed that FedEx discriminated against him based on a disability in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Aetna breached its fiduciary obligations to him in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Williams v. FedEx Corporate Services, No. 16-4032 (10th Cir.,

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HR Daily Advisor

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

20, 2017), illustrates the potential liability exposure for employers and other plan sponsors that do not have strong safeguards in place, such as encryption for laptops with sensitive information. Other benefit plans may be subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act fiduciary liability for inadequate safeguards.

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HR Daily Advisor

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Under Maine law, gambling is defined as risking something of value on the outcome of a contest of chance or a future event outside a person’s control in exchange for something of value. In 2017, Maine legalized cash-entry daily fantasy sports, and nothing in Maine’s gambling laws expressly prohibits online gambling.

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Zenefits

APRIL 16, 2020

Employees often feel the brunt of a scandal, which can be a massive layoff or — in the case of Enron — a company shut-down and a loss of their retirement savings. Keeping organizations in compliance with employment laws and regulations. Also, company wrongdoings don’t just affect a disgraced CEO or high-level executive.

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HR Morning

MAY 30, 2017

What employers often fail to recognize is that this notice needs to accompany each and every single booklet or brochure about the wellness program. Based on a presentation by Kate Saracene, Nixon Peabody LLP, at the 2017 Mid-Sized Retirement & Healthcare Plan Management Conference in Phoenix, AZ.

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HR Daily Advisor

APRIL 3, 2018

Later, after years of injured-on-duty (IOD) status resulting from the work-related incidents that occurred, Fran retired from the department on disability in late 2013 with a diagnosis of severe posttraumatic stress. The post Is Sexual Orientation Protected by Federal Law? ‘Sex-Plus’ Sexual Harassment.

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HR Daily Advisor

AUGUST 4, 2017

Unlike summer blockbuster movies with a large cast of key characters, benefit plan documentation has just three: the plan document under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the summary plan description (SPD), and the Internal Revenue Code Section 125 cafeteria plan document. The plan year is a 12-month period.

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Ceridian

DECEMBER 8, 2017

As we wrap up 2017, it is time to reflect on the year’s major compliance issues in the human capital management world. Fair Scheduling Laws. In 2017, many cities passed employee scheduling laws, also called “fair workweek”, “secure”, or “predictable” scheduling rules. As of 2017, five U.S. million U.S.

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HR Daily Advisor

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Class action settlements and court decisions related to 401(k) retirement plans in 2017 significantly affected the direction of ERISA litigation, according to the newest edition of an annual law firm report on workplace class action lawsuits. Retirement Case Issues. designer491 / iStock / Getty Images Plus.

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HR Daily Advisor

JANUARY 31, 2017

Generally, this means that OSHA cites an employer when it fails to reasonably abate hazards known to a specific industry, including workplace violence. So even without a standard, I don’t expect OSHA is going to retire this document.”. Learn more! “An It has almost amounted to backdoor rulemaking. “So

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HR Daily Advisor

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

corporations announced they are raising the employer match for their 401(k) retirement plans or are making other changes in their benefit plans in the first month after a tax reform law was signed by President Trump. Jane Meacham is the editor of BLR’s retirement plan compliance publications. A handful of large U.S.

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Thrive Global

JUNE 24, 2022

Jack co-founded Latus Health in 2017 after a professional rugby career and a number of years working in the health and fitness industry. I actually managed to get back on the pitch and play rugby for a couple more years before deciding to retire to focus on it completely. Even at this point, I wasn’t motivated by business.

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HR Morning

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Implementation was slated to start on April 10, 2017, and the rule was to continue to be phased in until January 1, 2018. In the draft memorandum, Trump himself called but for a 180-day delay of the rule’s implementation schedule. However, in the final version of the memorandum, there was no specific mention of the 180-day delay.

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HR Daily Advisor

JUNE 21, 2018

The rule was developed in response to an executive order issued by President Trump in October 2017. This final rule provides an additional mechanism for groups or associations to meet the definition of an ‘employer’ and sponsor a single … group health plan; it is not the sole mechanism.”. Commonality of Interest.

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HR Daily Advisor

JANUARY 25, 2017

The Patient Freedom Act of 2017 (S. This could be problematic for multistate employers, especially for those with self-insured plans according to Birbal. ERISA has provided employers with a workable framework for employee benefits, allowing them to offer a uniform set of benefits to employees, Birbal said. What it Does.

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HR Daily Advisor

AUGUST 9, 2017

The bill also doesn’t look to the future, she said, because it calls for the number of green cards awarded to be decreased over time and includes no adjustments for events happening in the economy, such as the wave of retirements expected as the Baby Boomers leave the workforce. Click here to learn more, or to register today!

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