Boost workplace non discrimination, anti-harassment, anti/retaliation and other bullying prevention with October Stop Bullying Celebration.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is inviting comment on a draft chapter it proposes be published in the NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM) used by the occupational safety and health professionals to measure worker exposures. NIOSH has updated the chapter used by the […]
Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 66 million Americans will increase 2.0 percent in 2018. The Social Security Administration announced the 2.0 cost of living adjustment (COLA) Friday announced a 2% increase in benefits for 2018. The largest COLA increase since 2012 will increase the benefits payable to more […]
Qualified profit-sharing and pension plan sponsors, fiduciaries, administrators and service providers should check of this recent guidance on various qualified pension and profit sharing plan qualification: Procedures for automatic approval for certain changes in funding method – For single-employer defined benefit plans subject to the minimum funding requirements of Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 430 […]
President Trump today (October 12, 2017) issued the following that he promised to be the first in a series of executive orders and other administrative actions that his administration will roll out to provide Obamacare relief for consumers, employers and others by promoting healthcare choice and competition given the continued difficulty by the Republican-led Congress to pass […]
As businesses continue to struggle to comply with the growing plethora of federal and state laws mandating data security, the identity theft and cyber security epidemic keeps growing. As human resources and other business leaders work to guard their own data and respond to employee demands for assistance in responding to breaches of their personal […]
The U.S. Department of Labor has initially committed up to $40 million in Disaster Dislocated Worker Grant funding to Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to assist in disaster response efforts after Hurricane Irma. Check the hurricane recovery page for updates on how to apply for disaster unemployment assistance
mployers beware of potential National Labor Relations Act unfair labor practices risks that may arise from their adoption or enforcement of overly broad or restrictive workplace recording, acceptable use, workplace conduct, commitment-to-integrity or other policies that might be construed to prohibit or deter employees from exercising protected organization or other collective bargaining rights under the NLRA in light of the Fifth Circuit’s recent T-Mobile decision.
Medical clinic at Houston convention center, other HHS Hurricane Harvey relief
IRS updates numbers to calculate Obamacare individual shared responsibility penalty for not having health coverage.
