HR Daily Advisor

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

If you’re like many employers and have Baby Boomers in your workforce, you may be thinking about how you’re going to replace all that organizational knowledge as they retire. If that’s what’s on your mind, then it’s time to dust off that succession plan and get busy capturing all that knowledge. A Retirement Toolkit.

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HR Daily Advisor

JUNE 20, 2017

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) generally requires private employers offering pension plans to adhere to a lengthy list of rules designed to ensure plan solvency and protect plan participants. Church plans, however, are exempt from those requirements. Supreme Court’s Ruling.

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Insperity

JUNE 27, 2019

As an HR professional, you work daily with sensitive, highly confidential employee and business data. But how knowledgeable are you about HR data privacy compliance and security? and proprietary business information (customer data, mergers and acquisitions, planned layoffs, etc.). Target, one of the largest U.S.

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PlanSource

APRIL 15, 2019

Welcome to The Source, your one-stop-shop for the latest and greatest HR and benefits news. Our weekly publication highlights this week’s top stories in human resources, benefits administration, insurance, legislation and more to make sure you can stay on top of industry trends and changes. Click To Tweet.

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Precheck

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The 2019 American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA) Conference took place this past week in the Windy City of Chicago, Illinois. Sarah Fredrickson, ASHHRA President, discussed how healthcare HR must lead an engaged workforce to innovate. “We Staying Ahead of Medical Marijuana Law Developments.

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HR Daily Advisor

JUNE 28, 2018

The DOL rule largely became effective in June 2017 (see May 2017 story ), but was first vacated by a 2-1 panel vote by the same court in March (see story ) for exceeding the DOL’s rulemaking authority. The federal court’s official vacatur order had been expected by most in the retirement plan community.

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HR Daily Advisor

OCTOBER 10, 2017

HR employees typically begin planning for next year before autumn of the current year because choices about the next year’s benefits are made months before it begins. Claims and Appeals Procedures are Required for ERISA Plans. The ERISA requirements have changed over the years. New Rules for Disability Benefits Claims.

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Paycor

JULY 10, 2018

From onboarding to developing employees throughout their career, it’s key to keep your people engaged and motivated. According to Gallup’s 2017 “State of the American Workplace” report, only 33% of U.S. are more liable to steal from their employer, have a negative impact on coworkers and chase off customers. Employee experience.

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HR Daily Advisor

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

A disability plan participant’s state-law privacy lawsuit against the plan’s claims administrator was dismissed by a federal district court, which found it was preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Senior Vice President—Human Res., The case is Addington v. Consol Energy Inc. ,

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HR Daily Advisor

MAY 23, 2017

So the suggestion that employers will be forced to scrap similar plans for less employee friendly options is without support.”. Employer Takeaway. The 9th Circuit agreed with the city that its ruling may cause employers to discontinue cash-in-lieu of benefits payments, but said its hands were tied. 16-911 (2017)).

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HR Daily Advisor

OCTOBER 9, 2017

In an attempt to stanch its financial bleeding, the county offered retirement incentives to employees who were 65 or older. If retirees who had been rehired as part-time employees remained on the plan, it would no longer qualify for special exemptions under federal law. 16-3665 (7th Circuit, July 26, 2017). Bottom Line.

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Zenefits

JULY 20, 2022

The court noted that the company handbook prohibited dishonesty, expressly noting that “dishonesty alone may lead to employment termination.” For example, in 2017, a judge refused to dismiss an employee’s claim under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Employers with 20 or more employees worldwide must comply.

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Ceridian

JUNE 8, 2017

We’re seeing momentum build around several areas of employment law, and during a recent webcast , I spoke about three: Paid Leave, Retirement Programs (“Auto-IRAs”) and fair scheduling. For these employers, there may be some good news. State Retirement (Auto-IRA).

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HR Daily Advisor

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

20, 2017), illustrates the potential liability exposure for employers and other plan sponsors that do not have strong safeguards in place, such as encryption for laptops with sensitive information. Other benefit plans may be subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act fiduciary liability for inadequate safeguards.

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HR Daily Advisor

MAY 22, 2017

FedEx provides a short-term disability plan for its employees administered by Aetna. Based on his statement that he was tapering off the Suboxone, Aetna determined that he had a chemical dependency, defined in the disability plan to include the addictive use of alcohol or any controlled substance. Williams v. 16-4032 (10th Cir.,

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HR Daily Advisor

AUGUST 4, 2017

Unlike summer blockbuster movies with a large cast of key characters, benefit plan documentation has just three: the plan document under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the summary plan description (SPD), and the Internal Revenue Code Section 125 cafeteria plan document.

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HR Daily Advisor

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Under Maine law, gambling is defined as risking something of value on the outcome of a contest of chance or a future event outside a person’s control in exchange for something of value. In 2017, Maine legalized cash-entry daily fantasy sports, and nothing in Maine’s gambling laws expressly prohibits online gambling.

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HR Morning

MAY 30, 2017

During a recent presentation , benefits attorney Kate Saracene outlined the many compliance obligations employers have with even the most simple wellness plans and the major issues she’s seen as a result. 9 federal laws, statutes. But these plans can actually be subject to nine different federal statutes , including: ACA.

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Ceridian

DECEMBER 8, 2017

As we wrap up 2017, it is time to reflect on the year’s major compliance issues in the human capital management world. Fair Scheduling Laws. In 2017, many cities passed employee scheduling laws, also called “fair workweek”, “secure”, or “predictable” scheduling rules. As of 2017, five U.S. million U.S.

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HR Daily Advisor

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Class action settlements and court decisions related to 401(k) retirement plans in 2017 significantly affected the direction of ERISA litigation, according to the newest edition of an annual law firm report on workplace class action lawsuits. Retirement Case Issues. designer491 / iStock / Getty Images Plus.

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HR Daily Advisor

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

corporations announced they are raising the employer match for their 401(k) retirement plans or are making other changes in their benefit plans in the first month after a tax reform law was signed by President Trump. Jane Meacham is the editor of BLR’s retirement plan compliance publications.

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Thrive Global

JUNE 24, 2022

Jack co-founded Latus Health in 2017 after a professional rugby career and a number of years working in the health and fitness industry. Not deterred by what my peers thought, I set about on my plan to become a professional rugby player. I figured that if I controlled what I could control, then I would do ok.

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HR Morning

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Implementation was slated to start on April 10, 2017, and the rule was to continue to be phased in until January 1, 2018. If that analysis does in fact uncover harm to retirement offerings and advice, the order gives the DOL the option of “rescinding or revising” the rule the financial services industry and employers have been prepping for.

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HR Daily Advisor

JUNE 21, 2018

Employer groups will be able to start offering association health plans (AHPs) as soon as this September 1, under the final AHP rule announced June 19 by the U.S. The rule was developed in response to an executive order issued by President Trump in October 2017. Department of Labor (DOL). grinvalds / iStock / Getty Images Plus.

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HR Daily Advisor

JANUARY 25, 2017

Because employers’ requirements would depend on where employees work, compliance could be a real challenge for companies with operations in multiple states, according to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). The Patient Freedom Act of 2017 (S. The Senate minority leader, however, disagreed. What it Does.

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HR Daily Advisor

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

The differing legal obligations worry many employers, according to Nita Beecher , an editor of Federal Employment Law Insider and attorney with Fortney & Scott, LLC , in Washington, D.C. It’s not that employers don’t want to provide paid leave; they do,” Beecher says. per week for a typical worker.

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