Subsidy denial appeal form. Note: DOL has issued a form for appealing denials of premium assistance.
HSA contribution limits and HDHP deductible limits for 2010. Note: The IRS has announced the HSA contribution limits and HDHP deductible limits for 2010.
Medical inquiries; caregiver responsibilities. Note: Learn more about the EEOC's position on health risk assessments and its recommendations regarding employees with caregiving responsibilities.
Discrimination charges. Note: The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the validity of a collective bargaining provision mandating arbitration of federal age bias claims.
Furloughs. Note: Information is provided on how furloughs affect exempt employees.
Mixed-motive analysis. Note: A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court creates a different standard for mixed-motive age discrimination cases.
Executive Order 12989: employment eligibility verification requirements. Note: Applicability date for E-Verify federal contractor rule extended again to September 8, 2009.
Discrimination charges. Note: The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the validity of a collective bargaining provision mandating arbitration of federal age bias claims.
Trade Act benefits. Note: The ARRA provides temporary improvements to Trade Act health benefits.
Training time, sending e-mails after work hours. Note: Information is provided on when employers must pay nonexempt employees for online training conducted from home and e-mails sent from home.
Alternatives to layoff. Note: Learn about the legal issues associated with instituting measures to avoid layoffs.
Illness in the workplace. Note: Learn more about developing a policy for addressing issues related to a flu epidemic.
Tax treatment of differential wage payments. Note: IRS revenue rulings regarding taxability of differential pay during military service are explained.
E-Verify requirement for federal contractors postponed again to September 8, 2009. Note: The E-Verify requirement for federal contractors has been postponed again to September 8, 2009.
Applicant exams. Note: GINA will affect the scope of preemployment medical examinations.
Social networking sites. Note: Learn about the benefits and risks of using social networking sites in the workplace.
Disparate impact. Note: The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled on whether an employer can take an intentionally discriminatory action to avoid potential liability for disparate impact discrimination.
Employers subject to the NLRA. Note: Native American tribes may be covered by the NLRA if they run commercial enterprises employing and catering to nonmembers of the tribe.
Medicare secondary payer insurance reporting requirements.
COBRA subsidy credit. Note: IRS provides information on claiming the COBRA subsidy credit.
State laws. Note: Amendments to laws in several states and the District of Columbia affect the legal status of same-sex marriages and domestic partnerships.