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• DOL Announces Final Rule on Federal Contractor Minimum Wage

  Posted on October 20, 2014

  By Angelique Groza Lyons, best cialis and Partner Tampa Office, Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Labor released its Final Rule on Executive Order 13658, which established a new minimum wage of $10.10 an hour for employees working on certain federal contracts. The Final Rule is set to… Read more »

• Employer “Medicare Part D” Notices Due Before October 15

  Posted on October 20, 2014

  Are you an employer that offers or provides group health coverage to your workers? Does your health plan cover outpatient prescription drugs — either as a medical claim or through a card system? If so, sildenafil diagnosis be sure to distribute your plan’s “Medicare Part D” notice before October 15…. Read more »

• Calming the Ebola Fear

  Posted on October 20, 2014

  As awareness of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in our world and specifically now in the United States rises, sildenafil hospital so does the rise of fear: Fear of how to prevent EVD exposure and how to manage any occurrence in the workplace. When we consider other communicable diseases — H1N1,… Read more »

• When Disaster Strikes: Human Resources’ Role in Helping Employees Manage

  Posted on September 10, 2014

  The unthinkable happens. A bomb explodes in a crowded business district. A tornado rips through town. Massive flooding impacts your area. Your business is near ground zero. Some of your employees are injured in the disaster, best cialis sales a few fatally, including your Human Resources leader. Employees are coming… Read more »

• The EEOC’s New Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination

  Posted on September 10, 2014

  On July 14, discount viagra sick 2014, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues (guidance). It is the first comprehensive update to the EEOC’s Compliance Manual on the topic since 1983. The guidance was accompanied by a Q&A document and… Read more »

• NLRB Creates Stir with Franchise “Joint Employer” Ruling

  Posted on August 11, 2014

  In an announcement on July 29, viagra canada sildenafil 2014, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel (OGC) authorized complaints against McDonald’s franchisees and determined that the corporate franchisor, troche McDonald’s, USA, LLC is considered a “joint employer.” The announcement said that the NLRB’s OGC had… Read more »

• Is Training Your Employees Worth the Investment?

  Posted on August 11, 2014

  Two managers are talking about training their employees. The first one asks, viagra buy ed “Yeah, training costs money and what if we train them, and they leave?” The second responds, “What if we don’t train them, and they stay?” — Old corporate training joke Corporate budgets are tight, and… Read more »

• Federal Employment Law Update

  Posted on July 11, 2014

  FMLA – Proposed Rule On June 20, buy viagra ambulance 2014, cialis canada the U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposed rule that would extend the protections of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to all eligible employees in legal same-sex marriages regardless of where they live. The proposed… Read more »

• Final Affordable Care Act Orientation Period Regulations Released

  Posted on July 11, 2014

  The final waiting period regulations issued June 20, best viagra cialis sale 2014 by the Department of Labor, cialis sales Internal Revenue Service, and the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed that employers can require new employees to complete a one-month “orientation period” before the eligibility waiting period begins… Read more »

• FMLA and Remote Employees

  Posted on July 11, 2014

  Employees who work from their home can still be covered under the FMLA even though they may work a great distance from any other employees or business locations held by the employer. In accordance to the regulations, cialis pharm “An employee’s personal residence is not a worksite in the case… Read more »