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Employment Law Tip: Shopping for a Retirement Plan Consultant
Under federal employee benefits law, fiduciaries of employee benefit plans must administer and manage their plans prudently and in the interest of the plan’s participants and beneficiaries. In carrying out these important duties, plan fiduciaries often rely heavily on pension consultants and other professionals for help. But sometimes these consultants fail to disclose potential conflicts […]
News Notes: Employees Can’t Rely on Old Acts of Bias
Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled an employee could sue for bias based only on incidents that occurred within the time period for filing a lawsuit. Now the Ninth Circuit has taken this decision one step further, declaring that employees cannot sue over employment decisions that occurred outside of the limitations period, even if […]
Sexual Harassment: New Law Makes All Employees Personally Liable; Action To Take Now
A bill just signed by Gov. Davis significantly raises the stakes in harassment cases by making all employees who harass co-workers potential targets of a lawsuit. We’ll focus on how the law has changed and the impact it may have on you and your workers.
Employee Benefits: New IRS Ruling Allows Carryover Of Certain Health Plan Funds
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a ruling that allows employees to carry over, tax free, money provided by their employers for out-of-pocket health costs. Here’s what you should know about the new rule.
EEOC on the March–Charges, Investigations, and Claims
Yesterday’s Advisor offered take-aways from Littler Mendelson’s recently released Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2012; today, data on charges and investigations, plus an introduction to HR Dept One. Review of Charge Activity, Backlog, and Benefits Provided On November 19, 2012, the EEOC announced the publication of the FY 2012 Performance and Accountability Report. During […]
Age Discrimination: New Case Examines Whether You Can Deny Older Workers Educational Assistance Benefits; Preventive Measures To Take
Suppose an employee in their 50s or 60s wants to take advantage of your employee educational assistance program. You may be reluctant to shell out thousands of dollars to educate a worker who’s close to retirement. One employer that faced this situation recently got slapped with an age discrimination lawsuit when an older worker’s request […]
Comment Period on Child Labor Regulations
By Judith E. Kramer Fortney & Scott, LLC Update: November 1, 2011: The U.S. Department of Labor has extended the comment period until December 1, 2011. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is accepting comments through November 1 on revisions to its proposed regulations aimed at strengthening safety requirements for young workers employed in agriculture […]
E-Alert Item: DOL Finds Sun Microsystems Violated H-1B Posting Requirements
The federal Department of Labor has found that Sun Microsystems in Santa Clara failed to comply with a rule requiring posting notices regarding hiring workers under the H-1B visa program. The DOL has now ordered Sun to display the notices, but hasn’t assessed any penalties or fines because it found that the posting violations weren’t […]
Short Takes: Pregnancy Leave
Does pregnancy leave have to be paid? Our HR Management & Compliance Report: How To Comply with California and Federal Leave Laws, covers everything you need to know to stay in compliance with both state and federal law in one of the trickiest areas of compliance for even the most experienced HR professional. Learn the […]