HR Q & A COBRA and PPACA This week’s question has to do with COBRA and the impact of PPACA. We have received a number of questions on COBRA regarding adult dependents. While the answer seems to be straight forward, some employers and employees are confused by the new regulation’s impact on COBRA. Q. Does […]
Archives for 2012
Surcharge For State Exchanges
Individuals and their Families could pay Surcharge for State Exchanges According to the HHS Proposed Regulations , the Federal Government is discussing charging a fee to insurance companies who offer products in the State Exchanges where the States have refused to participate. In other words, in the current 17 states that have declined or not […]
Social Media
HR Q&A Social Media and the Employer I recently was in a discussion with another employer who was trying to put together their Social Media Policy for their employees. As part of the discussion, the following question was asked: Q. If I encourage my employees to either set up a social media account or actually […]
Education Assistance Benefits
Section 127 Education Assistance Benefits May Fall Over the Fiscal Cliff The Future of the Popular Employee Education Expense Reimbursement Benefit is Unclear… Since its inception in 1978, many employers have taken advantage of the $5,250 tax free Education Assistance Benefit available under Section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code. This benefit allows employees to […]
Social Media Ban
And the Social Media Ban plays on… California is the newest state to pass a law on Social Media Access Along with Maryland and Illinois, California is the newest state to pass a law that prevents an employer from asking for employee passwords and user names on their personal accounts. It also prohibits an employer […]
NLRB(National Labor Relations Act) Poster Requirements Are Still Pending
NLRB POSTER REQUIREMENT STILL PENDING… Oral Arguments in the D.C. NLRB Poster case is scheduled for September 11, 2012 This month oral arguments in the NLRB poster requirement will begin. Originally the NLRB rule would have required most private sector employers to post a notice advising employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations […]
Morbid Obesity is Protected under ADAAA
MORBID OBESITY IS PROTECTED UNDER ADA EEOC Files Lawsuit under ADAAA for Morbidly Obese Man and wins $55,000 judgment. According to the July 24, 2012 Press Release on the EEOC Website, the EEOC won a lawsuit filed back in 2011 on behalf of Ronald Kratz, II. In Civil Action No.:11-cv-3497, the EEOC alleged that the […]
Time for your ERISA Check up
TIME FOR YOUR ERISA GROUP HEALTH PLAN CHECK-UP! The DOL provides a check-list to help Group Health Plan verify compliance with Part 7 of ERISA. In order to assist employers and other benefit administrators with the complex area of compliance with various regulations under Part 7 of ERISA, the DOL has compiled a check-list. The […]