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The U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a newly revamped and reformatted Form I-9, along with corresponding instructions and M-274 Handbook for Employers. The new form, with revision date “(Rev. 03/08/13) N,” must be used effective May 8th, after which date employers should no longer submit forms bearing the revision dates (Rec. 08/07/09) Y or (Rev. 02/02/09) N. Enforcement of Form I-9 compliance Continue reading
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued updated Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations ahead of schedule, and just in time for the FMLA’s 20th birthday. The Final Rule addresses family military leave and rules applicable to airline flight crews. The effective date for these updates will be March 8, 2013, for those provisions not already in effect. Recall that the last major update Continue reading
Who is an artist? For that matter, who gets to decide? These are existential questions rarely touched upon by folks who are not artists themselves. But if your business employs creative types, you, unfortunately, must also wade into this philosophical quagmire, at least for the purposes of determining whether the artist is entitled to overtime pay. It’s an issue with real-world, not just ethereal, consequences. Continue reading
As an employer, you’re likely aware of the requirement of managing and calculating “imputed income” for your employees. This requirement of the IRS applies to employees who are covered by an employer-provided benefit of more than $50,000 in term life insurance. This requirement is tedious and challenging, especially if you have a payroll or software service, however it is one that must be administered. This Continue reading
In this article: What is a Bring Your Own Device Policy (BYOD), and should your company have one? What are the security implications of BYOD, and how can you address them? What privacy issues does BYOD raise, and how can you manage them? If your employee handbook still contemplates pager use as an HR concern, it’s probably time to take a good look at how Continue reading
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