What Every Michigan Employer Should Know About Occupational Safety and Health in the Workplace
Regardless of working environment, be it a construction site or retail store, employers have a responsibility to provide workers with a safe place to work, and workers, likewise, must adhere to workplace health and safety guidance. Nonetheless, accidents, injuries and illnesses occur in the workplace. Read More ›
Categories: OSHA and MIOSHA
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U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Rules Concerning Association Health Plans
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued final regulations that expanded the availability of association health plans ("AHPs"). Read More ›
Categories: Employee Benefits, Employment, Health Insurance Exchange
The Consequences of Misclassifying an Employee as an Independent Contractor
Due to increased scrutiny from state and federal government agencies and high profile cases involving companies such as Uber, UPS and FedEx Ground, businesses are becoming increasingly concerned over proper classification of workers. Read More ›
Categories: Employee Benefits, Employment, Labor Relations, Lawsuit, Liability, Wage and Hour
The Return of the Unpaid Internship
For the past eight years, the U.S. Department of Labor (the "DOL") followed a strict six-part test to determine whether a for-profit employer could use interns without compensating them for the services they provided. Read More ›
Categories: Department of Labor, Employee Handbook, Employment, Fashion, Labor Relations
Laid-off teacher says school district didn’t follow evaluation process — and court agrees
There’s a reason why school districts are required to provide fair, transparent and timely teacher evaluations — and it’s not just to make sure instructors are doing their best. It’s because it’s the law. And, as the Michigan Court of Appeals made clear in a recent published decision, not following through with teacher evaluations is actionable. Read More ›
Categories: Compliance, Did you Know?, Employment, Lawsuit
Classification Risk: Employees or Independent Contractors
Are they employees or independent contractors? It’s a question that many employers grapple with as they attempt to properly classify members of their workforce. Read More ›
Categories: Employee Benefits, Employment, Wage and Hour
VCP Fee Change Represents Opportunity for Larger Plans
VCP is a program offered by the IRS to allow sponsors of qualified retirement plans (401(k)/ 403(b) plans) to correct retirement plan errors. An applicant must disclose the mistake in writing and then correct the failure and pay a fee. Read More ›
Categories: Compliance, Employee Benefits, Tax
Mandatory Union Fees at Risk
The U.S. Supreme Court will listen to arguments soon in another challenge to the mandatory fees that some government employees must pay to their unions for negotiating and administering their contracts. Read More ›
Categories: Employment, Employment Tax & Withholding, Labor Relations, U.S. Supreme Court, Union
IRS Begins Enforcement of ACA Employer Mandate
The IRS recently began enforcing the employer mandate provision of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) by assessing penalties on noncompliant employers for the 2015 calendar year. Read More ›
Categories: Affordable Care Act, Employee Benefits
Are You Paying Your Employees Enough to Keep Them?
According to the Wall Street Journal on July 21st, for the first time in many years, pay for the lowest income Americans are rising faster than for any other group. Read More ›
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