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Tribunal rules stress can be disability without mental health diagnosis

Employee Benefits

Phillips is pursuing a claim for disability discrimination and complaints about deductions from wages and holiday pay. Phillips said the dermatitis resulted from an allergic reaction to latex gloves at work in 2016, and after the incident she used vinyl gloves and suffered no further reaction.

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Proposed 2015 DOL Overtime Rule Change: What #HR Needs to Know

HR Bartender

This means that only certain deductions are permitted from the employee’s pay for time not worked and no deductions are permitted based on the quality or quantity of work; and. That amount is projected to be $970 per week in the first quarter of 2016, more than double the current minimum salary.

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Benefits Trends: 2016 Year in Review

Winston Benefits

2016 was a big year for employee benefits, and change remained a major element: Health care coverage and requirements continued to evolve under the Affordable Care Act, and a strong economy meant employers saw benefits as an important factor for recruiting and retaining employees. These four trends were big in 2016.

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Trial Work Periods and Extended Periods of Eligibility

Attorney Charlie Hall

For 2016, this amount has been increased to $810. Likewise, the SGA level in 2015 was $1,090, and was increased in 2016 to $1,130. [13]. As mentioned previously, the SGA level in 2015 was $1,090, and was increased in 2016 to $1,130. [31] In 2015, a TWP service month in an employment scenario was $780. TWP in SELF-EMPLOYMEnT.

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How to Advance Your Career in HR

HR Digest

As of 2016, the IRS has approved 13 licenses that qualify individuals for employment in human resources. Most companies will deduct taxes and insurance premiums for workers covered by the employer’s plan. After graduating from college, you may want to pursue a master’s or doctoral degree. . Certifications . Final Words .

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HDHPs: How Voluntary Benefits Can Fill the Coverage Gap

Winston Benefits

Benefitfocus released its 2016 State of Employee Benefits study recently. Among the findings, adoption of high deductible health plans (HDHPs) is on the rise, but is still much lower than traditional PPO plans. One reason for this may be the coverage gap created by HDHPs.

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Employment laws to watch in 2018

Insperity

The law was signed in 2016, giving employers a little over a year to accommodate this new requirement. Paid family leave is funded through an additional payroll tax deduction and offers 50 percent of employees’ base wages up to a certain amount in 2018, with gradual increases to 67 percent of average weekly earnings by 2021.