by keyseradmin | Jun 20, 2022 | Human Resources
Let’s talk about problems with retention bonuses and overtime—as if finding qualified workers wasn’t tough enough. According to the most recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nonfarm employment rose by 428,000 in April 2022. However, some sectors are...
by keyseradmin | Jun 20, 2022 | Compliance, Human Resources, Safety and Prevention
Over the past several months as the rates of new COVID-19 cases dropped, there has been a collective celebration and a return to some sense of normal. Hopefully, we will stay there. Everyone is, frankly, tired of the Pandemic and wants to stop talking about it. This...
by keyseradmin | Jun 20, 2022 | Compliance
By Sarah Bowen In late 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed significant changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, aimed primarily at improving care...
by keyseradmin | Jun 20, 2022 | Compliance
In late 2020, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury (the Departments) released Transparency in Coverage (TiC) rules that put several new compliance burdens on group health plan sponsors. The next item plan sponsors must address will be...
by keyseradmin | Jun 20, 2022 | Compliance
By Brett J. Ashton and Libby Yin Goodknight While commercial businesses are typically aware of their responsibilities under the Americans with Disability Act (the “ADA” or the “Act”) relative to the maintenance of their physical office spaces and general corporate...