4 Things HR Is NOT (AKA, Employee Questions You Shouldn’t Answer) In your HR role, people probably ask you for help or advice about things that are, frankly, not in...
Common FMLA Mistakes Candice Gardner, a local government employee in Alabama was not reinstated after her FMLA leave had come to an...
HIPAA vs. FERPA: What’s the Difference? HIPAA and FERPA often get confused because they are both national laws that protect private information. The main difference...
DOL Proposes Rule to Enhance Regulations for Registered Apprenticeships Especially in the construction and skilled trades sectors, HR professionals at many small businesses (SMBs) rely on apprenticeships to...
EEO and OFCCP Compliance for Recruiters: What to Know and Do Like it or not, recruiters need to be experts on a raft of regulations to avoid legal troubles. A...
EEO and OFCCP Compliance for Recruiters: What to Know and What To Do Like it or not, recruiters need to be experts on a raft of regulations to avoid legal troubles. A...
Prepare to Comply with 2024 ACA Deadlines to Avoid Penalties Employers across the United States that have yet to act on their Affordable Care Act (ACA) filing duties are...
What Is Reasonable Accommodation? In 2012, Vitas HealthCare in Miami paid $65,000 to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit and agreed to amend its...
5 Signs Your Office Is Not OSHA Compliant No one should have to face injury or death to receive a paycheck. Congress created The Occupational Safety and...
How to Fill Out Form W-4 in 2024 Form W-4 is crucial to employee tax reporting and employer withholding. This form got a major overhaul from the...
What Is HIPAA? Employees who aren’t trained in HIPAA can pose an expensive risk to your organization. In June of 2023, Yakima...
What Should HR Know About Antitrust Laws? In 2011, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Adobe, Apple, Intel, Google, and Pixar because they agreed...
What Is the Equal Pay Act? Before 1963, wage and employment decisions were frequently made on the basis of sex, marital status, and other factors...
What’s the Difference Between W-2 and 1099 Workers? In 2022, Attorney General Racine filed a lawsuit against Arise Virtual Solutions and Comcast Cable Communications Management for failing...
DOL Announces Final Ruling on Classifying Independent Contractors The FLSA 2021 IC rule defined “employer” and “employee”, but failed to provide clear definitions of independent contractors and...
How to Ensure Your Payroll is FLSA Compliant In 2004, Walmart’s overnight employees began speaking out about being forced to stay at work even after they had...
Required Employee Notices: What HR Needs to Know | BerniePortal In addition to day-to-day compliance concerns, HR must also adhere to strict legal requirements that protect employees and the...
HR Employee Record Retention Guidelines in 2024 | BerniePortal Employers are required to keep employee records and documentation for a certain amount of time. However, federal guidelines differ...
Federal Contractor and Subcontractor Minimum Wage Increases in 2024 Federal contractors must follow certain requirements to be compliant while fulfilling federal contracts. One of these requirements includes paying...
2024 Updates for 1095-C Reporting Deadlines | BerniePortal 2024 has officially begun, which means it is time to think about how and when you plan to file...