First, the good news: You won’t be sweating your usual EEO-1 submission deadline come this September. This year, employers who are required to file an EEO-1—private companies with 100 or more employees, or federal contractors with 50 or more employees—have … Continue reading
Category Archives: Risk Management
In Proving FMLA Fraud, Diligence Means More Than Common Sense
Common sense is a useful tool in many areas of life, and may sometimes guide us to insights and strategy where more rigorous methods fall short. But its usefulness has its limitations, especially where workplace law is concerned—notably in the … Continue reading
Have a self-insured health plan? Your PCORI fees are due July 31.
If your company sponsors a self-insured health plan, you may recall that you’ve been required since 2012 to pay an annual fee to fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Commercial group health insurers also pay fees to support the … Continue reading
Does Your Company’s Unpaid Internship Pass the Test?
College commencement season is upon us, U-Haul rentals are about to spike, and scores of college students will soon start their summer internships. Though many such internships have long been unpaid, over the past decade the Department of Labor (DOL) … Continue reading
Emails Are Business Records, So Think Twice Before Sending
With email, texts, and other e-communications increasingly flowing as freely as spoken conversation, we risk losing sight of the fact that anything sent through the internet is permanent and may someday have relevance in the legal life of a company. … Continue reading
Congress Rolls Back OSHA Rule on Tracking Illnesses and Injuries
Keeping workplaces safe and healthy is not just good for employees—it’s good for business. Healthy employees perform better and are more productive, and safe employees have lower benefit costs and workers’ compensation claims. Tracking injuries and illnesses helps everyone—companies, employees, … Continue reading
Managing Employee Leave Without Losing Your Shirt
You know absent employees cost you, but exactly how much will surprise you: about 35% of base payroll. No kidding. Or so says the Survey on the Total Financial Impact of Employee Absences. That staggering number includes direct costs (wages … Continue reading
Practices That Could Help Keep You Out of The Courtroom
With the vast amount of employment laws, both State and Federal, sometimes it seems impossible to navigate through the normal processes of Human Resources, such as disciplinary actions and terminations, without the fear of litigation. While many employers seem to … Continue reading
Get the Technology That Makes Proving ACA Compliance Easy
No matter which side you end up on regarding the employer mandate of the Affordable Care Act, accurate data and real-time reporting are going to be key for proving compliance. Maybe you’re hovering around 50 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees, or … Continue reading
Combating High Workers’ Compensation Premiums
Workers’ compensation premiums can really hurt your profitability, especially if you’re in a high-risk industry. And if you’re one of the unlucky few who have higher-than-usual claims within a high-risk business, keeping up industry-average profitability is almost impossible. So what … Continue reading