Category Archives: Benefits & Compensation QOTW
Preparing for Health Care Reform
Question: The Health Care Reform Buzz Is Growing. Are You Prepared? Answer: The buzz about Health Care Reform is starting to grow, and your employees are paying attention. Time magazine’s “Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us” is about to …
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Equal Pay Day
Question: What is Equal Pay Day? Answer: Equal Pay Day symbolizes the point in the year that the average woman would have to work for her salary to catch up to the average man’s salary from that previous calendar year. …
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FMLA Expiration and COBRA
Question: We have an employee who is on FMLA to receive an organ donation and the leave is expiring soon. At what point do we offer the employee COBRA, and for how long? Answer: It is generally required by employers …
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Taking leave to care for adult children – FMLA Ruling
Question: One of our employees has requested FMLA time off to care for their child who is mentally disabled but is of an independent age. Do we need to allow the time off under FMLA? Answer: On January 14, 2013 the …
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Can I backdate FMLA paperwork?
Question: Can I backdate FMLA paperwork to the date at which the employee went on Workers’ Compensation? Answer: In a word, “no” – FMLA cannot be backdated. That’s why it is so critical that HR is on top of any …
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Co-op and Intern Exemption Status
We would like to add a co-op student to our staff this year. Are Co-ops and Interns considered exempt or non-exempt? How do you determine this?
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Social Security & Unemployment
We want to lay off an employee who is currently drawing Social Security. Would the employee be eligible to apply and receive unemployment benefits while they are on Social Security?
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Payroll Recordkeeping
I recently received a letter from my payroll provider reminding me to download my payroll records from last year before they were purged. I thought payroll records had to be retained for a certain number of years?
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Annual Enrollment Communications
As we prepare for our annual enrollment materials, how should we plan to communicate in order for our efforts to be successful?
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Summary of Benefits Coverage
It sounds like the Health Care Reform is requiring employers to distribute Summary of Benefits Coverage documents for plan years beginning September 23. What do I need to know?
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