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Most know that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission prohibits employers from discriminating against candidates based on their criminal histories, even though employers have not necessarily been barred from examining job applicants’ past crimes. However, it is important that HR professionals understand new regulations for background checks.
Information on New Regulations
While there have historically been few regulations on …Read More
The Affordable Care Act continues to change and evolve, and HR professionals need to continuously update their knowledge of the ACA for employee benefits management. Here are three of the latest ACA developments that HR departments must understand:
Penalties for Moving Sickest Workers to Exchanges
Many employers have chosen to ask their heaviest healthcare coverage users to go on the health insurance exchanges next year to find coverage. …Read More
Under the new regulations from the IRS, employers will be required to report on the health care coverage they are offering their employees. Employers who self-insure and are large enough (50 or more full time employees) to be subject to the employer responsibility provisions will complete both Section 6055 and Section 6056. Those employers that are subject to employer responsibility but do not self-insure will only complete Section 6056. …Read More
Beginning in 2015, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will require employers to report information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as well as their own employees on the health coverage they offer. Recently, final regulations were released on the reporting that aims to streamline the process and provide a simplified option for employers. Additionally, rules were released to provide reporting guidance for insurers and other parties that provide …Read More
Government contractors should be aware that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) issued an official Self-Identification of Disability Form (“Form”). The Form is the product of the OFCCP’s final regulations implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that require covered federal contractors to invite applicants and employees to self-identify as an individual with a disability.(1)
The Form instructs …Read More
