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- What Are the Courts Doing to Your Workplace?
- Lying off workers' compensation claimant who is working with restrictions just became risky business. In late March 2000, the Michigan Supreme Court issued three decisions that address the termination or layoff of a partially disabled worker who unreasonably refuses an offer of favored works or is discharged for good cause....
- White papers 2000-05-01
- HIPAA's Privacy Rules Ready to Pounce on Unwary Employers
- Employers that provide health benefits to their employees will soon have a new legal tiger to contend with. Federal privacy regulations will dramatically impact the way employers must handle the health information of their workforce. Because the rules carry hefty civil and criminal penalties for non-compliance, companies must begin to...
- White papers 2002-04-01
- New Retirement Savings Opportunities
- Maximum deduction limits for employer contributions to private sector retirement plans have been increased. Individual account/defined contribution plans were previously limited to an aggregate deduction of 15% of the compensation of eligible participants unless the employer adopted a plan which required a fixed contribution each year. Three changes substantially increase...
- Case studies 2002-01-01
- Healthcare Cost Containment For Employers
- The IRS issued much-anticipated guidance on so-called defined contribution health care this summer, resolving key issues surrounding personal care account arrangements. These products, which typically include high deductible health plans in conjunction with personal care accounts, have been developing in the marketplace without clear parameters from the IRS. These innovative...
- White papers 2002-12-01
- Top Ten Reasons Your Employees Sue
- Workers sue their employers for as many reasons as there are bad lawyer jokes, but there are some common themes to these claims that we see again and again. Here are the top ten reasons you might find yourself on the wrong end of a lawsuit, from the beginning of...
- White papers 2002-07-01
- What's New in Executive Compensation?
- There has been a noteworthy development in the world of executive compensation involving split dollar life insurance. Many companies use split dollar life insurance to provide additional insurance benefits for executives and for other corporate planning purposes. The IRS recently issued a Notice, which will profoundly affect the most common...
- White papers 2001-06-01
- Benefits May Offer Edge in Tight Labor Market
- With companies on the lookout for incentives to attract and keep quality employees, many have turned to innovative benefit programs. Some employers have pioneered unique benefits such as pet insurance, concierge services, and in-office massages. In West Michigan, options such as flexible work arrangements, medical and dependent care flexible spending...
- White papers 2001-02-01
- Do You Really Save Money Using a Prototype Retirement Plan?
- Retirement plans must be in writing. The two major types of plan documents are i a plan sponsored by an organization for adoption by its members or customers and ii a plan that is individually tailored for an employer's unique circumstances. When adopting a retirement plan an employer must receive...
- White papers 2002-09-01
- Will Automatic Enrollment Improve Participation in Your 401(k) or 403(b) Plan?
- Many 401k plans provide matching credits of 25%, 50% or even 100% per year, plus investment returns. That offer should be too good to pass up. Yet many employees do not take advantage of it. Low participation can also cause a plan to fail applicable non-discrimination standards. Automatic enrollment may...
- White papers 2000-09-01
- Do You Really Save Money Using A "Prototype" Retirement Plan?
- The marketing of qualified retirement plans and the methods of establishing plans has increased in the last several years. This article describes different ways a retirement plan may be adopted and the advantages and disadvantages of each. Regardless of the document ultimately used, the plan must accomplish the employer's objectives...
- White papers 2000-02-01
- Obligations to Third Parties Under MiOSHA
- Two hourly employees leave work and head to the local watering hole. After a couple of beers, an argument begins and the two end up in a fight. Both are arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. Both make bail and show up for work the next day, black eyes and...
- White papers 2000-10-01
- Seven Deadly Sins Often Undertaken by Employers and How to Avoid Them
- It seems that employers are subject to more and more legal restrictions and obligations each year. The changing workforce and recruiting methods employed by companies today, such as the use of temporary agency compounds this dilemma. The article gives a list of seven common mistakes made by employers when attempting...
- White papers 2000-03-01
- It May Be Time to Renew Our Committment to Safety
- Three very recent events may signal a movement towards stricter enforcement of occupational safety and health laws. First, on a federal level, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA is being criticized for a significant reduction in the number of on-site inspections it conducted in its last fiscal year. Second,...
- White papers 1999-10-01
- Maintaining At-Will Employment Status
- An employer often faces many hurdles when deciding whether to terminate an employee. Both state and federal statutes preclude an employer from discharging an employee based on such protected status as the employee's age, race, national origin, and gender. Many statutes contain provisions stating that an employee cannot be terminated...
- White papers 1999-10-01
- Applicability of the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Employers who have struggled with the issue of how to handle employee requests for accommodation in the workplace under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"). The federal law passed by Congress in 1990 to protect disabled individuals from employment discrimination will find some welcome clarification of their obligations in three...
- White papers 1999-08-01
- Outsourcing Your Human Resources
- Of the many recent changes in the workplace, perhaps none is so dramatic as the trend towards outsourcing of the human resource function. While temporary and contract employees have been used for many years, there has been an explosion in this area within the past decade. This article will explore...
- White papers 1999-02-01
- Managing the Reduction in Force
- Even in boon times, a company may find itself facing the prospect of a reduction in force. The proposed merger of Exxon and Mobil was accompanied by an announcement that 9,000 employees would lose their jobs. How does an employer manage a reduction in force? A business should develop...
- White papers 1999-01-01
- Discipline of Employees for Off Duty Misconduct
- Many would say that what an employee does on his own time is his own business. But this is not always true. Whether the employer may discipline or discharge an employee for off duty misconduct depends on a number of factors. A policy statement that an employee's activities on his...
- White papers 2000-10-01
Additional Resources
- Environmental Technologies makes announcement
- LAKEWOOD, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 27, 1995--Environmental Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:EVTC) today announced that the Company has acquired the Omega Line of side-by-side CFC and non-CFC recycling systems from Wynn International Inc. (NYSE:WN). The announcement was made by George Cannan, Sr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Environmental Technologies Corp."This is a...
- Research articles 1995-03-27
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