The EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) remained active in 2011 as issues such as domestic violence, LGBT rights, and social media passwords were investigated. HR and benefits professionals will have to keep... Read more »

While conducting a health care reform webinar recently, we received questions that suggested the need to remind employers sponsoring group health care plans about their self-reporting obligations, and significant potential exposure to... Read more »

As you may have heard, the U.S Supreme Court denied Hobby Lobby an injunction against the PPACA contraceptive coverage mandate. Employers who maintain health care plans are required to pay excise taxes... Read more »

While audits of qualified retirement plans have become commonplace, audits of health and welfare plans have historically been much less common. Only a select group of ?lucky? employers was subjected to health... Read more »

Workplace conflict has become endemic and is costly to business. In fact, one scholar has noted that ?[u]nresolved conflict represents the largest reducible cost in many businesses, yet it remains largely unrecognized.?... Read more »

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) might release its updated version of Form I9, this fall. The updated form will most likely be eighty percent larger than before and will increase from... Read more »

Human beings have no hand to control the whims of nature. The recent disturbances in weather, including the cyclones that constantly hit the coastal states, the blizzards, and the snow storms hitting... Read more »

Companies pay their employees for the amount of time spent working for them. This also applies to the time the employees spend traveling for the job directly. The normal daily commute between... Read more »

FMLA (The Family and Medical Leave Act) is an often litigated and complex piece of legislation that organizations should follow for childcare, medical, and family leave. FMLA sanctions employees to take unpaid... Read more »