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Questions arise from time to time about whether the Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibits an employer’s health plan from offering opt-out payments to employees who decline health plan coverage.
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December 18, 2015
December 16, 2015
Safety literally pays for Small Business Association of Michigan member businesses
Small Business Association of Michigan members earn workers compensation dividend of over $43,714 from Accident Fund Insurance Company of America
December 10, 2015
It’s no joke – bedbugs are showing up at work
When the subject of bedbugs comes up, most people’s thoughts turn to travel and infestations in hotel rooms. But according to a 2015 survey of pest management professionals by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) …
December 9, 2015
Does having a disability give you a free pass from discipline?
If an employee has been identified as a disabled employee, will his disability protect him from any and all disciplinary actions? That is a question a trial court in Alabama had to deal with.
December 4, 2015
Advice on cultivating a culture of wellness
Michael Rogers of the Small Business Association of Michigan talks about worksite wellness programs with Amy Ritsema and Mary Kline of Onsite Wellness in Grand Rapids.
December 3, 2015
How you can positively impact your team during the holidays
Like it or not, the holiday season is upon us. For all of its stress, the time from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day serves up ample opportunities for managers to demonstrate leadership that positively impacts …
December 1, 2015
Time to audit those job descriptions!
In 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor will recalibrate the Salary Level test that determines eligibility for exemption from minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Wage and Hour law. The change would raise the …
November 30, 2015
Terminating employee on FMLA leave for performance
One of the difficult issues to deal with in FMLA is whether you can terminate an employee who is on FMLA leave. Under certain circumstances, you can.
November 23, 2015
Times change, but basic HR practices prevail
The tragic events in Paris reminded us, unfortunately not for the first time, that we live in a very different world from the one that our parents and our older workplace colleagues knew.
November 16, 2015
OSHA fines going up for first time in 25 years
The new budget act will increase OSHA penalties for the first time in 25 years, and the increases will be big.
November 16, 2015
Certifying government documents can be hazardous to HR’s health
Although the case of Leslie Lyle Camick is a criminal case of identify fraud that did not touch HR, it should give HR professionals pause. As HR files numerous reports with the government, from EEO-1 …
November 16, 2015
Flex work policies
Two years ago when Yahoo and HP made major news by disbanding their telecommuting policies, many workplace observers figured it was the end of the marriage of convenience between home computing and workplace practice.
November 9, 2015
Domestic violence in the workplace
Domestic violence is unfortunately epidemic in this country, and despite the adjective “domestic,” it affects the workplace more than many employers appreciate.
November 2, 2015
Having happy employees does not always translate to high retention
Do you know what your employees are really thinking? That’s the magic question that managers and HR professionals would love to know the answer to, in order to engage and retain their employees.
October 16, 2015
12 group plan deadlines to complete before year-end
By April Goff & Norbert F. Kugele | Warner Norcross & Judd LLPEmployer-sponsored group plans have a lot on their plate this time of year. Open enrollment is just around the corner and human resource departments are …
October 15, 2015
For FMLA purposes, what is the definition of a year?
By Anthony Kaylin, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEUnder the Family Medical Leave Act, an eligible employee is one who works for a covered employer (50 or more employees); has worked for the employer for …
October 15, 2015
Forget the boomers – worry about the leavers
By George Brown, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEAs the last of the “Veteran” employees and the huge number of Baby Boomers head into retirement over the next decade, it is a well-known fact that …
October 15, 2015
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave” – employee forgets his Walter Scott
By Anthony Kaylin, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEIn every organization there are employees who routinely try to game the system in both small ways and large, and HR often knows who they are. When …
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