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The instructions highlight new information of interest to employers, including the $2,500 limit on health flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) and the additional Medicare tax for 2013.
This new section provides employers the best options for avoiding external investigations or whistleblowing in the current enforcement environment.
In this latest podcast from XpertHR, Littler Mendelson attorney Chris Cobey informs listeners about many new and important employment law developments in California.
The Big Apple's new law may prove a bellwether, as more than a dozen states have considered laws to ban discriminatory job ads based on employment status.
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Comprehensive Employment Glossary
To help keep subscribers up to date and well-informed on all things compliance- and HR-related, XpertHR has released a comprehensive Employment Glossary.
Constantly growing, the glossary includes more than 1,000 words, acronyms and phrases, covering terms found throughout the many different and critical areas affecting HR professionals today. From Absenteeism to Zero Tolerance Policies, the Employment Glossary is a one-stop shop for all the definitions our subscribers need.
Explore this new feature by selecting Employment Glossary from the Tools and Services dropdown, found on the XpertHR top ribbon.
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Ashley Shaw is the legal editor of the risk management - health, safety, security chapter of XpertHR.
Prior to joining XpertHR, Ashley mediated cases in the Montgomery and Autauga County District Courts in Alabama, helping resolve landlord/tenant concerns and business disputes, among other issues.
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State News
• Paid Sick Leave Required in Portland, Oregon
• New Mexico Passes Fair Pay for Women Act
• Tennessee Governor Signs Guns in Parking Lot Law
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Federal News
• Supreme Court Poised to Consider Additional Basis for Age Discrimination Claims
• NLRB Going Straight to Supreme Court for Review of Controversial Decision
• No Obligation to Conduct Background Checks in 5th Circuit
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Contributor Spotlight
Steve Miller is a partner in the Chicago office of Fisher & Phillips LLP.
Mr. Miller's practice involves representing management in all areas of labor and employment law, including employment discrimination, employment contracts, employment law compliance, and traditional labor law. Read more...
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From Our Blog
• "You're Fired": Axe 'Hero' Employees in Haste, Repent at Your Leisure
• SHRM Legislative Conference 2013: HR Braces Itself for Health Care Reform
• The Ides of March Have Come: HR Help From Caesar
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What's New This Week?
Coming Soon
An International Manual chapter on South Africa; many new FAQs, How Tos and Tasks for health care reform; and more...
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Each XpertHR How To is broken into easy-to-follow steps, meant to help subscribers navigate the often-difficult process of addressing workplace situations while remaining legally compliant. Whether unsure how to Establish Unpaid Meal Breaks or the necessary steps needed to Administer COBRA, each How To is guaranteed to assist in successfully accomplishing the different tasks facing HR professionals. To view our How Tos, select Tools and Services from the top ribbon and click on How To.
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