Labor Law Poster Compliance; An Employerâ??s First Line of Defense Sunrise, Florida (May 16, 2008) – With summer time right around the corner, it’s important to be ready for the surplus of potential teenage employees. Despite a slow economy, it’s estimated that businesses nationwide will hire millions of teens this summer, not knowing that they […]
SUNRISE, Fla. (February 08, 2008) – A recent expansion of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) means business owners will soon see offers, many of them misleading, from labor poster companies seeking to capitalize on the change. The government has stated that a posting change will be required, but has not determined whether that […]
Sunrise, Florida (May 31, 2007) – The new minimum wage law is expected to cause an onslaught of misleading marketing offers from poster companies to businesses of all sizes. “Businesses will now be bombarded with dozens of look-alike mail pieces that imply they are from the government and sound threatening,” said Ashley Kaplan, compliance attorney […]
Clarifying OSHA Poster Compliance Issues Sunrise, Florida (February 20, 2007) – Small business owners may find themselves bombarded with misleading marketing offers as a result of an updated poster released by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) detailing employee rights. Ashley Kaplan, compliance attorney with G.Neil, the nation’s largest provider of human resources products […]
Sunrise, Florida (June 27, 2006) – Proposed immigration reform legislation making its way through Congress could have some costly ramifications for U.S. employers, especially those in states with large numbers of illegal residents. “Nearly all the legislation pending in Congress will increase the burden of employment verification for employers,” says attorney Ashley Kaplan, head of […]
Sunrise, Florida (May 08, 2006) – Almost every week, state labor laws are changed by the legislature or agency regulations. These labor laws often require employers to inform employees of certain protections and rights by posting state-mandated posters. Employers who don’t post the most recent labor law posters risk fines for not being in state […]
Sunrise, Florida (April 21, 2006) – The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s (HIPAA) new security rule mandates that covered entities safeguard protected health information that is electronically stored and transmitted. The deadline for small health plans with annual receipts of $5 million or less is April 21, 2006. Unfortunately for employers, the new rule […]
