When the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act was passed by Congress and signed into law in 2002, its goal was to protect investors through increased disclosure and stiffened internal controls. The law was passed following accounting frauds at Enron, WorldCom and other U.S. companies.
Checklist for handling claims
What steps need to be taken when setting up an HR department? Human resources professional Nina Drake, SPHR, Deputy Director, Human Resources, for the City of
Welfare benefit plans must meet certain participant disclosure rules.
The following list contains some of the common issues addressed by the state legislatures and issues that employers need to be aware of when considering restric
Welfare benefit plans must file some reports with the IRS and some reports with the Labor Department.
School employees.— There are also specific prohibitions against discrimination against certain school employees (Title XII, Ch. 151B, Sec.
When you attempt to check references supplied by a potential employee, you may find that many people and institutions will ask for a release before providing in
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that includes provisions governing child labor.
When contacting a personal reference supplied by a potential employee, it is important to ask the right questions.
NO TITLE SHOWING
While any business operates best when all employees are present, employee absence and tardiness create more of a problem in some businesses than in others.
BACKGROUND SCREENING POLICY
Note: The following sample notice form may be used for employees to notify employers of qualifying events or other changes in status that affect benefit coverag
Below is a sample EAP policy statement that can be modified to fit the particulars of a given situation.
How can employers avoid privacy-related issues in connection with monitoring employee communication? The answer is to have a clear written policy in place infor
For a worker to be insulated from company discipline for engaging in activity that the employer has not authorized, the worker's activities must be both concert
Trainee status.
When benefits are paid by more than one plan or organization, the payment of the claims must be coordinated between two or more payers.
Whether or not employers withhold or pay taxes on payments made for services rendered depends on the business relationship that exists between the employer and
Although age discrimination laws deal more with the hiring, firing, or retirement of employees, they also may apply to employee benefits, depending on the situa
All persons who are regularly employed by the state and whose pay is $75,000 or less exclusive of benefits shall be permitted to also engage in employment in th
The provisions of this section are supplemental to any statutes, existing or to be enacted in the future, that are designed to protect and safeguard a citizen's
There are specific provisions in the deadly force law for federally licensed nuclear power facilities (Sec. 13A-3-23(a), as amended by S. 283, L. 2006).
Effective January 1, 2007, any precinct election official appointed pursuant to Sec.
Violation of the wage payment law is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $250 for each offense, and each day's violation again