HR Digest

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In response to this, the Scripps Clinic Medical Group lawsuit alleged that the organization had violated the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1975 by forcing physicians into retirement. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been dialing up its efforts to protect the U.S. The Scripps $6.8

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Fringe Benefit Analysts

JANUARY 26, 2023

According to the IRS, identity theft has been the number one consumer complaint to the Federal Trade Commission for 15 consecutive years. The taxation of this identity protection benefit/service was considered by the IRS in 2015 and again in early 2016. See Announcement 2016-02.)

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The Workcomp Writer

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Where a Missouri employee was able to work on a full-time, seasonable basis following a second work-related injury, the Missouri Commission did not err in finding that the employee had failed to show that he was permanently and totally disabled [Chambers v. A majority of the Commission affirmed and adopted the ALJ’s award of no compensation.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

OCTOBER 6, 2022

In late 2016, the DOJ began its campaign to expand […]. Historically, government enforcement of alleged anticompetitive labor market practices occurred in the civil context, resulting in fines for companies and individuals found to have participated in inappropriate practices.

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Florida Workers' Comp

DECEMBER 7, 2023

See Baseball, Hotdogs, Apple Pie, and Chevrolet (July 2013); What is Right with Comp (June 2016); What is Different (December 2021); Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (October 2022). These pages have periodically noted that the only constant is change. The law is ever-changing. Workers' compensation as a community is ever-changing.

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AssuredPartners

MARCH 27, 2019

This is significantly lower than the $913 minimum weekly salary level that the DOL set in its 2016 final rule (which never took effect due to a federal court injunction).The On May 23, 2016, the DOL issued a final rule that would have significantly increased both the standard and HCE salary levels, starting in December 2016.

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The Workcomp Writer

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The Board found, however, that the WCJ had failed to make a finding regarding whether Claimant met his burden of establishing that he sustained his injury in the course and scope of his employment and remanded the matter to allow the WCJ to make a finding on the issue. Based upon those findings, the WCJ denied the claim. 3d 266 (Pa.

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The Workcomp Writer

MARCH 28, 2024

2016-Ohio-8304, 2016 Ohio App. Citing a 1928 decision by the state’s Supreme Court, the appellate court held that since the flu shot was not mandated by the employer, the fact that the inoculation was received at the employer’s facility, while the manager was on the clock, did not mean the injury was work-related.

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Business Management Daily

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

In addition to raising the overtime salary threshold, the final rule: Allows employers to use nondiscretionary bonuses and incentive payments (including commissions) paid at least annually to satisfy up to 10% of the standard salary threshold. The DOL announced the new threshold on Sept.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

We may consider ageism at work as minor, a report from the EEOC revealed that age discrimination has a one-fifth share of all discrimination cases received by the commission in 2016. ADOPT FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES. Added to this scenario are a slow economy and related upheavals hampering development and expansion.

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Best Money Moves

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) set a limit for what employers could offer employees to join in on wellness programs in 2016 (30 percent of an employee’s health insurance costs). That means there aren’t specific guidelines for employers putting together next year’s wellness benefits to follow.

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The Workcomp Writer

JULY 30, 2023

The Virginia employer unsuccessfully argued that the employee’s decision to take part in the boating activity was sufficient to sever the causal link to his original injury. Later, her physicians advised that breast reduction might improve her back condition, but the employer refused the claim, contending it was not a covered medical expense.

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HR Bartender

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

Kate is an employment attorney and HR consultant at tHRive Law & Consulting LLC. Most employers should have a mechanism for their employees to report bad behavior, like bullying, harassment, or other suspicious behavior. Image captured by Sharlyn Lauby after giving a presentation at KronosWorks 2016 in Orlando, FL.

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HR Bartender

JULY 19, 2016

Employers will be allowed to use nondiscretionary bonuses and incentive payments (including commissions) to satisfy up to 10 percent of the new salary threshold. In case you missed it, here’s a short summary of the ruling : The Department of Labor has set the new standard salary level at $913 per week or $47,476 annually.

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cipHR

JULY 18, 2019

Here we look at how both employees and employers can get off to a flying start. However, perhaps a less generally acknowledged fact is that employers need to make a positive first impression too, if they want to attract and retain the best candidates. . Recruiters and employers should be equally well organised.

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Hppy

MAY 26, 2020

Indeed, according to the latest figures from the US Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, in 2016, the organization received over 91,000 charges of discrimination in the workplace. Just because you think your small business is just and fair, it does not mean discrimination and harassment cases will not happen.

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Business Management Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The federal law has been around for a decade, yet many employers still don’t know exactly how to comply. GINA essentially bars using genetic information in employment decisions and bars acquiring genetic information improperly. GINA bars employers from discriminating against or harassing employees based on their genetic information.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

MARCH 12, 2019

link] ] Total current healthcare expenditure for the UK in 2016 was £191.7 In jurisdictions where the definition of worker is independent of the coverage status of the employer, the worker’s medical expenses will be paid by the insurer even if the employer was uninsured by omission or fraud.

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Patriot Software

MARCH 6, 2019

Federal law does not require employers to give employees time off to vote. Some states may also require employers to offer employee compensation for voting time, while others do not. But, they do recommend employers give employees time to vote. Some states require employers to display a time off to vote poster.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 21, 2019

But considering the position of dads in the family as the leading force of provision, employment obligations have impenitently relegated dads to second-class citizens in the lives of their children. These employment conditions may be crucial in choosing organizations to work for, mostly for new dads.

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The Workcomp Writer

MARCH 12, 2024

97-44), the state’s Court of Appeals affirmed a decision by the North Carolina Industrial Commission denying an injured employee’s petition to receive a lump-sum payment related to her award of permanent and total disability (PTD) [ Blackwell v. The Commission had afforded little weight, therefore, to the two medical experts’ testimony.

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Hireology

AUGUST 1, 2019

The study found that as of 2016, 33 percent of non-dealership employees indicated they would be interested in dealership roles and this number has dropped to 25 percent. question for job seekers by developing a strong employer brand. Millennials and Generation Z are Interested in Dealership Roles .

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The Workcomp Writer

AUGUST 10, 2022

The deceased, his attorney, the employer, the carrier, and the mediator had all signed the mediator’s agreement and were awaiting final paperwork from the carrier. On June 2, 2016, the employer, its carrier, and King attended mediation. Seven days after mediation, on June 9, 2016, King died in an unrelated car accident.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

What can employers do to see that this workforce is given maximum benefits to enact the dual role efficiently and comfortably? Seeing how this role is going to be a big part of work-life, employers need to reconsider their human resource policies to work in this burgeoning need. were able to access paid family leave in 2016.

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The Workcomp Writer

DECEMBER 22, 2023

In 1910, the first New York Act was passed, with compulsory coverage for certain “hazardous employments.” The Ives court found that the imposition of liability without fault upon an employer was a taking of property without due process of law under the state and federal constitutions. South Buffalo Ry. 271, 94 N.E. 431 (1911).

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Achievers

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Starting in 2016, organizations began asking me not just about the future of work but more specifically about the future workforce. Let’s start with the math: More than a third of the current workforce are millennials and in 2016 they became the largest generation in the workforce. Who are the employees of the future?

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Her employment provides 42 weeks of work most years. While she and her employer might expect workers’ compensation to fully cover her earnings, what she will actually receive to cover her earnings loss depends greatly on where she lives. As noted in my previous post, the National Commission , chaired by John F. Burton, Jr.,

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HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2020

Though the new workplace is filled with a new group of employers, HR professionals and employees who are pretty well acquainted and well educated enough about the inclusive work environment, ageism still exists. The ADEA or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 1967 protects employees of over 40 years against ageism.

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HR Digest

MARCH 11, 2020

We may consider ageism at work as minor, a report from the EEOC revealed that age discrimination has a one-fifth share of all discrimination cases received by the commission in 2016. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforces the ADEA. Some age distinctions are allowed that meet the Acts requirements.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 7, 2020

This has less to do with rapidly evolving jobs, and more with the discrepancy between the skills people have and those needed for their future employability. It requires employers, educators, government administrators, and not-for-profit organizations to come together to develop plans to help people become more resilient, capable, and agile.

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Insperity

AUGUST 24, 2015

The best way to avoid charges of discrimination from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or other fair employment practices agencies is to proactively establish consistent employment practices and policies that spell out the expectations for workplace interactions and communications. percent of claims).

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The Workcomp Writer

JANUARY 16, 2023

It is, of course, one thing for a state to allow the use of marijuana in the treatment of injuries and diseases, but quite another to require employers and/or insurers to reimburse injured workers in connection with a workers’ compensation claim. The appellate court disagreed with the employer’s premise. Four have ruled that it cannot.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

JANUARY 1, 2019

A recent WCRI/IAIABC survey of Workers’ Compensation Laws (2016) recorded 27 US states with no cost-of-living escalator for permanent total disability cases. No COLA was payable in January 2010, January 2011, or in January 2016. This policy, however, is far from universal among US workers’ compensation systems.

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Insperity

AUGUST 24, 2015

The best way to avoid charges of discrimination from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or other fair employment practices agencies is to proactively establish consistent employment practices and policies that spell out the expectations for workplace interactions and communications. percent of claims).

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Insperity

APRIL 13, 2017

So, how can you begin building a reputation for transparency and earn a coveted position as an employer of choice? Diversity is important to employers because it’s the catalyst for innovation. The report will contain employee salaries, bonuses, commissions, benefits and stock options, but that’s just the beginning.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

JULY 11, 2019

Requiring employers provide financial compensation to workers or their families for work-related injury, illness and death is central to achieving this objective. In markets served by private insurance or competitive state funds, employers unable to obtain coverage from competing workers compensation insurers constitute a residual market.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

All the intricate details of what you need to know for proper worker classification can be found in the 2016 Employer's Supplemental Tax Guide , published by the IRS. But if it only considered his recurring employment and monthly wage, he would be wrongly classified as an employee. Common mistakes when classifying.

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