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Picture it: you have just concluded your interview and shaken hands with the ideal candidate who has all of the qualities and qualifications you are looking for in order to fill your open role and you quickly rush back to office to get in contact with your Recruiter to let them know you want to hire them ASAP! You are excited about the possibility of taking your department to the next level and want this candidate to be part of the team. At this point in the process, nothing else is standing in your way right?
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Don't Forget to Provide Forms 1095-B & 1095-C by March 31st! Applicable large employers (ALEs) with 50 or more full-time employees including equivalents (FTEs) in 2014 must comply with Section 6056 reporting. ALEs must complete and distribute a Form 1095-C to full-time employees by March 31, 2016. The forms may be mailed, electronically delivered or delivered by hand. If electronically delivered, the employee must affirmatively consent to this form of delivery. If hand delivered, best practice is to receive the employee’s signature of receipt.
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Beware of the W-2 Phishing Scam
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We are hearing about changes to the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, which has been protecting patient and employee’s health information since it was passed in 1996. Mostly these changes are affecting health-related organizations. Now the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is moving forward in modifying the regulations to allow certain covered entities to disclose to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) the identities of those individuals who, due to specific mental health reasons are prohibited by Federal law from having a firearm.
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On January 20, 2016 the Department of Labor (DOL) issued Administrator’s Interpretation No. 2016 -1 on the subject of Joint Employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA). If you a) have never heard of the concept of joint employment and/or b) have no idea if or how it impacts your organization rest assured you are not alone.
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I often get asked by clients, prospects, and others in our community what is keeping us busy these days. Recently, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the pending regulation changes are a very hot topic. Clients are calling us frequently concerned about the pending FLSA regulations and what that means for their organizations.
