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OSHA Standards and Manufacturers: Key Post-Loper Considerations
By Pamela B. Linberg & Ashton P. Hoffman, Jackson Lewis, Attorneys at Law. The U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision overturned the decades-old Chevron doctrine of judicial deference to a federal agency’s interpretation of an ambiguous statute. This change in...
OSHA Standards and Manufacturers: Key Post-Loper Considerations
By Pamela B. Linberg & Ashton P. Hoffman, Jackson Lewis, Attorneys at Law. The U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision overturned the decades-old Chevron doctrine of judicial deference to a federal agency’s interpretation of an ambiguous statute. This change in...
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What Type of Anti-Harassment Training Should Managers Have?
While managers and employees should both be given anti-harassment training, the type of training they receive should be different. Managers are responsible for creating a safe, supportive working environment. They must be trained on how to recognize harassment and...
Background Checks
Our new Web-based pre-employment screening service allows you to submit requests, view results, store results and generate activity reports electronically – quickly, easily, cost-effectively. You'll be able to achieve an unparalleled level of administrative and cost...
Q: Can you require exempt employees to clock in?
Q: What are the rules with respect to salaried, exempt employees clocking in and out using a time clock system?A: Whether you require exempt employees to use a time clock is a matter of preference. There is no requirement to track the hours of exempt employees....
New Model COBRA Forms Available
The Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed new regulations that would revise the COBRA requirements in an effort to increase visibility of the available options available in the Health Insurance Marketplace. While the proposed regulations will only become effective...
New IRS Guidance: Qualified Retirement Plans Must Recognize Same-Sex Marriages Retroactively to June 26, 2013
The IRS has recently issued guidance on how qualified retirement plans (such as 401K plans, profit sharing plans, defined benefit pension plans and 403B plans) should apply the Supreme Court’s 2013 Windsor decision, which ruled that same-sex marriages must be...
Is there a limit to the number of consecutive days or the number of hours an exempt employee can work?
Generally speaking, the Fair Labor Standards Act places no limit on the number of hours or days that an employee age 16 or older may be required to work. In many private-employer environments, exempt employees are expected to work a minimum of 40 hours per week and to...
Savers Admin Payroll Platform Free of Heartbleed Vulnerability
You may have heard news of the 'Heartbleed Bug' that has affected security on some websites. The Heartbleed Bug is a serious vulnerability in the popular OpenSSL software library. OpenSSL is used by many websites to provide secure communications between...
How to handle ADA requirements with a possible mental disorder of an employee
Question:I have an employee who I think has a mental disorder. I know she is having a tough time at home with some personal issues, and I think she is suffering from clinical depression. She seems distracted at work and sometimes we notice her crying at her desk. How...
Obama Proposes Shrinking White-Collar Exemptions
President Obama has proposed expanding the availability of overtime pay, directing the Labor Department to do its first overhaul of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations in 10 years.The president signed a memorandum on March 13, 2014, instructing the Labor...
The EEOC: What to Expect in 2014
The EEOC: Looking Back on 2013, What to Expect in 2014 In December, 2013, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released its Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2013. The last year was filled with challenges for the agency, from financial...
Finally! IRS Provides Final Play-Or-Pay Guidance
On February 11, 2014, the IRS released final regulations implementing the employer shared responsibility provisions of the Affordable Care Act, also known as the “employer mandate” and “play-or-pay” requirement. In this article, we summarize some of the most salient...
Three Trends of Our Changing Workforce- Part 2: Mobilization
By Jennifer Roth, Vice President of MarketingIn Part One of this four-part blog series, I talked about our changing world – how today nearly every organization can think and behave globally. There really are no boundaries that prohibit us from doing business wherever...
Summer Interns: Help or Hindrance
In one my favorite episodes of “Seinfeld,” Kramer secures the help of an NYU intern, Darin, for his imaginary company, Kramerica Industries. Darin is an eager learner and a meticulous achiever as he sets appointments with Kramer’s friends for the coffee shop, takes...
Three Trends of Our Changing Workforce- Part 1: Globalization
AsureSpace Vice President of Marketing, Jen Roth, has put together a three part series on emerging trends in the workforce. Below is part 1, focusing on Globalization. Be sure to check back for parts 2 and 3!Learn more about Jen The Three Trends Changing Our Workforce...
What are the HIPAA privacy notice requirements for employers that sponsor a group health plan?
The HIPAA Privacy Rule went into effect in April 2003 and requires covered entities to provide a HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices. For employers that sponsor a group health plan, this communication is typically provided in open enrollment packets.Covered entities are...
How to Determine Hours Worked for New Variable-Hour Employees Under Health Care Reform
Beginning January 1, 2015, under the shared responsibility provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), all employees with an average of 30 or more hours of service per week or 130 hours of service per month must be eligible for affordable...
Responding to Social Security Number Mismatches
Responding to Social Security Number Mismatches: Threading the Needle between Discrimination and Employment-Eligibility Liability Written: March 7, 2012By Doug HassWith the spring and summer fast approaching, many employers will start hiring additional employees and...
Why SaaS Makes Sense
By Steven Rodriguez, COO Cloud-based software: Its time has come Workplace and Workforce Management Software in the Cloud has grown in popularity in recent years. Companies that need to serve employees with 24/7 access to software applications know there are distinct...
Marijuana Use and Workplace Drug Policies
Twenty states and the District of Columbia have decriminalized possession of marijuana for medical use. Washington and Colorado allow recreational use, as well. But federal law still classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug—one with no legal use. “This uncertain...
The Whole Point of Change Management is to Change Right?- Part 2:The Three Common Mistakes In Executing Successful Change
By Mike Kinney, Vice President of SalesIn Part 2 of Asure Software's Vice President of AsureSpace Sales, Mike Kinney's look at change management, he delves into the three most common mistakes in executing successful change. We have received some great responses to...
What do we do when an employee shares they are diagnosed with depression?
Q: One of my employees has been spoken to about his diminished job performance. The employee opened up and stated the change in work output is due to a diagnosis of depression. We have given the employee a week off; can we obligate the employee to take a medical leave...
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