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Compliance Bulletin: Mental Health Parity Compliance Remains a Key Focus in 2024
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Mental Health Parity Compliance Remains a Key Focus in 2024 - The federal government is continuing its efforts to improve access to mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SUD) care in 2024, with a top enforcement...
Compliance Overview: OSHA’s Worker Walkaround Designation Process Frequently Asked Questions
Friday, April 19, 2024
- OSHA’s Worker Walkaround Designation Process Frequently Asked Questions - On March 29, 2024, OSHA announced its final rule that clarifies the rights of employees to authorize a nonemployee, third-party representative...
HR Compliance Bulletin: New CDC Isolation Guidance and Employee Leave Considerations
Monday, April 8, 2024
- New CDC Isolation Guidance and Employee Leave Considerations - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new guidance that individuals no longer need to isolate from work for five days following a...
HR Compliance Overview: DOL Independent Contractor Rule
Monday, April 8, 2024
DOL Independent Contractor Rule - Worker classification directly impacts employee eligibility for benefits, legal protections (such as minimum wage and overtime rights) and taxation. Employee misclassification is a...
News Brief: EEOC Significantly Increased Discrimination Lawsuits in FY 2023
Friday, October 27, 2023
EEOC Significantly Increased Discrimination Lawsuits in FY 2023 - Preliminary data from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) showed that the agency filed 50% more employment discrimination lawsuits in...
Risk Insights: AI + Employment Decision
Friday, October 20, 2023
Leveraging AI in Employment Decisions - Organizations are increasingly utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) in employment-related decisions. According to the Society for Human Resources Management, around 25% of...
Work Comp Insights: Interstate vs. Intrastate Experience Modification Rating
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Interstate vs. Intrastate Experience Modification Rating - An experience modification rating (EMR) is a numerical indicator crucial in workers’ compensation insurance. It quantifies an employer’s workplace safety and...
Work Comp Insights: Reading an Experience Modification Worksheet
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
How to Read an Experience Modification Worksheet - An experience modification worksheet, often referred to as an experience rating worksheet or experience mod worksheet, is important in workers’ compensation insurance....
HR Insights: EEOC Identifies Practices for Preventing Workplace Harassment
Thursday, September 21, 2023
- - EEOC Identifies Practices for Preventing Workplace Harassment - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued guidance for preventing workplace harassment. Although the report was aimed at...
Legal Update: EEOC Issues New Guidance on Visual Disabilities and the ADA
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
- - EEOC Issues New Guidance on Visual Disabilities and the ADA - On July 26, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new guidance that explains how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)...
Legal Update: Workplace Violence Poster Required in Texas
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
- New Law Requires Poster on How to Report Workplace Violence - On June 14, 2023, Texas enacted a new law, House Bill (HB) 915, that requires employers to post a notice about how employees may report workplace violence...