HR Digest

JANUARY 21, 2024

Workplace sexual harassment remains a pervasive issue in the United States, with West Virginia leading the nation in claims filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). charges filed per 100,000 residents between 2018 and 2021. So, what can be done to address this issue in West Virginia?

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HR Lineup

MAY 4, 2023

According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021, the global gender pay gap stands at 16%. Governments, employers, and civil society organizations must take action to address the gender pay gap. Gender pay gap violates the principles of gender equality and hinders the progress of women in the workplace.

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InterWest Insurance Services

DECEMBER 9, 2021

31, 2021, and for plan years that start on or after Jan. Mid-year election changes — The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) and ensuing guidance from the IRS relaxed a number of rules that will come to an end for plans incepting on or after Jan. That comes to an end Dec. That’s a change from the prior threshold of 250.

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Employee Benefits

OCTOBER 2, 2023

It collaborated with charity Dementia UK to conduct an employment-based pilot programme to offer resources and support, including bookable one-on-one appointments with specialist Admiral nurses , for its employees with family caregiving responsibilities.

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TLNT

AUGUST 9, 2022

On November 10, 2021, New York’s City Council enacted Int. 1894-A – legislation, (effective from 1 st January 2023), that requires employers to conduct a ‘bias audit’ on artificial intelligence (AI) technology used to review, select, rank or eliminate candidates for employment or promotion.

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BerniePortal

JUNE 16, 2021

A survey from IDG Research Services , commissioned by Insight Enterprises, found that 80% of Information Technology (IT) security leaders believe their organizations lack the necessary protection against cyberattacks. One of the biggest risks that modern organizations today face involves cybersecurity threats.

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The Workcomp Writer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Quoting Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law , the appellate court reasoned that loss of employment should not be deemed due to disability if a worker without the disability would lose employment or suffer a reduction in earnings under the same economic conditions. Commission Reverses Deputy Commissioner in Part. Blot , 2022 Va.

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Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Over a period of about six months at the end of 2021 and beginning of 2022, we were told repeatedly that huge numbers of people were about to quit their jobs to move to something better, pursue their dream of self-employment or whatever. But, the proportion of people saying this was more or less the same as it had always been.

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Bayzat

OCTOBER 31, 2024

In 2022, about 42 per cent of workers in the UAE indicated that they would reconsider their employment if their company did not continue to offer long-term remote work options. Sales commissions: Particularly relevant in sectors like real estate, where commissions can form a significant portion of total compensation.

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The Workcomp Writer

JANUARY 22, 2024

Maneuvering through the tricky terrain that occurs when the injured employee and the employer agree on a “medical only” award, with the employee returning to light work status, but receiving full pay, the Court of Appeals of Virginia held that because Va. The full Commission affirmed, and Walker appealed. Citing Scott v. Scott , 16 Va.

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Insperity

AUGUST 12, 2021

Yet there’s another rising issue with which employers must prepare to contend: post-pandemic employee turnover. According to the 2021 Employee Engagement and Retention Report , commissioned by the Achievers Workforce Institute, 52% of employees in North America will look for a new job in the near future.

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Business Management Daily

MAY 12, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission recently dinged a digital healthcare platform for sharing consumers’ sensitive health information for advertising purposes. Via your keystroke and mouse-jiggling trackers The National Labor Relations Board is already concerned with employers monitoring employees after hours. wasn’t a plan asset.

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Global People Strategist

JUNE 13, 2022

As the global health crisis seems to be under control, the State has begun implementing several employment law amendments. For people working in the UK, the revised employment regulations seem promising. Here is a rundown of all the essential employment law revisions in the UK. Increase in National Minimum and Living Wage.

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Florida Workers' Comp

MARCH 15, 2022

The program concludes Thursday just before lunchtime with a panel dedicated to the Report of the (1972) National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation Laws. As I write this, I wonder whether it is this document or the Commission to which I address my Shakespearean references. Perhaps I "come to bury" the report, not to praise it.

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Florida Workers' Comp

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In 2021-22, District Lakeland was closed and consolidated into Sarasota and Tampa. Of the offices closed in 2021-22, the longest established was Lakeland, dating to 1941 (81 years). For half that time, until the IRC was abolished in 1979 (44 years), the OJCC was within the quasi-regulatory/appellate structure of the two Commissions.

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Global People Strategist

JUNE 3, 2021

The country has strict employment and labor laws that are also controversial in how strictly their deportation rules are enforced for undocumented migrant workers. Employment and Labor Laws in Australia. The Act is administered and enforced by the Australian Human Rights Commission. Partnerships. Other unincorporated entities.

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cipHR

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

For the 2021/22 tax year (and through to 2025/26), the tax code for most people under 65 who only have one job or pension is 1257L. While the onus is on employers to pay their employees correctly, there is some responsibility on the employee to make sure that any variable payments, such as overtime or commission, are paid.

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Business Management Daily

JANUARY 23, 2022

If you paid non-employees for work related to your business in 2021, you may need to give them a 1099-NEC. Any business that made nonemployee compensation payments totaling $600 or more to at least one payee or withheld federal income tax from a nonemployee’s payment in 2021 will need to file form 1099-NEC (one per payee).

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The Workcomp Writer

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In an unreported opinion, the Appellate Court of Maryland affirmed a Commission decision awarding permanent partial disability benefits to an injured employee in spite of the fact that it was ultimately determined that at the time of her petition for modification, more than five years had passed since her last receipt of benefits [ In re St.

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Money Talk

AUGUST 12, 2021

Social Security, pension plan, final employer, credit cards) and things to do (e.g., The 2021 gift tax exclusion is $15,000 per recipient. The Cooperative Extension program Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate? has many helpful ideas. Task List for Survivors - Survivors will appreciate a list of people and businesses to call (e.g.,

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Global People Strategist

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Keeping up with changes in Irish employment law is a difficult task. We’ve selected the top five critical changes in Ireland’s labor and employment law during 2022. With the restrictions lifted, the government intended to phase out the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme on December 31, 2021. 1. Redundancy risks.

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The Workcomp Writer

AUGUST 19, 2024

In a decision that emphasizes the binding nature of unappealed workers’ compensation commission or board rulings, the Court of Appeals of Virginia recently affirmed the state Commission’s application of res judicata in a dispute over mileage reimbursement for medical treatment [ Edelblute’s Service Center v. Edelblute , 2024 Va.

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Wellable

JANUARY 18, 2021

On January 7, 2021, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finally released the proposed language revising the wellness incentive rules under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information and Nondiscrimination Act (GINA).

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The Workcomp Writer

MARCH 9, 2023

An Arkansas appellate court affirmed a decision by the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission awarding benefits to a registered nurse, who worked in a supervisory position, for injuries she sustained when she tripped on a sidewalk at work, finding the Commission’s decision was supported by substantial evidence [ CHI St. Code Ann. §

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Florida Workers' Comp

JANUARY 23, 2022

In December 2021, The Court of Appeals of Ohio decided State ex rel. Industrial Relations Commission of Ohio , No. Thus, the case was remanded (sent back to the Commission) for consideration of the issue again. Now it is for the Commission in Ohio to determine what that word means in that state, in that context.

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The Workcomp Writer

JULY 10, 2024

The Court of Appeals of Virginia recently affirmed a finding by the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission that a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) qualifies as “heart disease” under Va. Background Scott Moore, a firefighter since 2003, was diagnosed with a TAA in September 2021. It had done so in the instant case.

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Best Money Moves

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) set a limit for what employers could offer employees to join in on wellness programs in 2016 (30 percent of an employee’s health insurance costs). Earlier this year, a judge vacated that arbitrary limit and the EEOC said it would not produce a new number until 2021.

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Ascender

OCTOBER 5, 2019

By 1 July 2019, all businesses across Australia should be compliant to STP regardless of their total headcount, requiring huge efforts from employers and payroll solutions providers to work together to prepare their payroll data and ensure their payroll systems are STP-enabled for smooth compliance. New Data Type Reporting. What to expect.

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The Workcomp Writer

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The court stressed that the Commission could not be required to speculate as to the reasons the claimant had sought review. Nearly six years later, on May 20, 2021, Chuhan’s counsel filed a motion to withdraw, stating Chuhan wanted to terminate the legal representation. The ALJ granted the motion. 20-3.030(3)(A). 20-3.030(3)(A).

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Florida Workers' Comp

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

SARS-CoV-2 trifled with that in 2020 and 2021, but it returns in 2022 in the French Quarter of New Orleans. On July 31, 1972 the National Commission on State Workmen’s Compensation Laws delivered its report to President Nixon and Congress. Shannon Bruno Bishop, Judge, Louisiana Workforce Commission, Harahan, LA Hon.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

It’s a question with big ramifications that trips up many employers: Is my worker an employee or contractor ? Become familiar with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) , which defines what an employee is and what employer obligations are. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 2020 Employer’s Supplemental Tax Guide. 6, 2021, the U.S.

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The Workcomp Writer

AUGUST 17, 2023

The Court said that only the Commission had the authority to adjudicate medical exam disputes under the statutes. Only the Commission was empowered to order the implementation of the enforcement mechanisms in Idaho Code § 72-434. Background In May 2021, the employee experienced an industrial accident, and injured her right shoulder.

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Empuls

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Bonuses have long been a favorite tool for employers to boost employee motivation and engagement. However, a 2021 study found that nearly 78% of employees feel more motivated when they receive a mix of both financial and non-monetary rewards. What’s the difference between a staff bonus and a commission? 

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The Workcomp Writer

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In a deeply-divided decision that may raise more questions than it answers, the Supreme Court of North Carolina held that an injured employee’s timely workers’ compensation claim establishes the state Industrial Commission’s jurisdiction over that case, including over a dependent’s subsequent claim for death benefits [ McAuley v. 16, 2022)].

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Florida Workers' Comp

APRIL 28, 2022

See Remembrance (September 2021). There was a renewed focus on workplace safety in the 1970s and despite much for which we can criticize the OSHA and the National Commission on State Workers' Compensation, the decrease in workplace injury and death is marked, notable, and certainly welcome.

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Workers' Compensation

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Nine unions representing City employees filed unfair labor practice charges against the City with the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC). Dr. Wade certified that (1) as of late July 2021, 95.5% PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION) (CONSOLIDATED) A-0146-21/A-0159-21, Sept.

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The Workcomp Writer

JUNE 30, 2023

As discussed below, the Court was also not persuaded by the employer’s contention that the trip to Florida was an intentional act on the part of the employee that severed the causal relationship between his fishing boat fall and the original injury. Fairfax County sought review with the Commission, which affirmed.

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