Compliance

What Is Reasonable Accommodation?

Germeen Tanas | February 23, 2024

In 2012, Vitas HealthCare in Miami paid $65,000 to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit and agreed to amend its reasonable accommodation...

5 Signs Your Office Is Not OSHA Compliant

Germeen Tanas | February 21, 2024

No one should have to face injury or death to receive a paycheck. Congress created The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) from the...

How to Fill Out Form W-4 in 2024

Germeen Tanas | February 21, 2024

Form W-4 is crucial to employee tax reporting and employer withholding. This form got a major overhaul from the IRS in 2020, but there are some...

What Is HIPAA? An Essential Guide to HIPAA Compliance

Germeen Tanas | February 15, 2024

Employees who aren't trained in HIPAA can pose a costly risk to your organization. In June 2023, Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital paid $240,000 to...

What Should HR Know About Antitrust Laws?

Germeen Tanas | February 9, 2024

In 2011, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Adobe, Apple, Intel, Google, and Pixar because they agreed not to solicit any of each...

What Is the Equal Pay Act?

Germeen Tanas | February 8, 2024

Before 1963, wage and employment decisions were frequently made on the basis of sex, marital status, and other factors that did not measure merit....

What’s the Difference Between W-2 and 1099 Workers?

Germeen Tanas | February 2, 2024

In 2022, Attorney General Racine filed a lawsuit against Arise Virtual Solutions and Comcast Cable Communications Management for failing to pay...

DOL Independent Contractor Rule Takes Effect

Germeen Tanas | February 1, 2024

The FLSA 2021 IC rule defined “employer” and “employee”, but failed to provide clear definitions of independent contractors and employer-employee...

How to Ensure Your Payroll Is FLSA Compliant

Germeen Tanas | January 26, 2024

In 2004, Walmart’s overnight employees began speaking out about being forced to stay at work even after they had clocked out. The New York Times...

Required Employee Notices: What HR Needs to Know

Aidan Farrish | January 22, 2024

In addition to day-to-day compliance concerns, HR must also adhere to strict legal requirements that protect employees and the organization, such as...