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  •  For purposes of COBRA, a group health plan is defined as a benefit program that is maintained by an employer to provide health care to employees, former employees, the employer, others associated or formerly associated with the employer or employee…
  • One good TV sitcom boss was Col. Potter on Mash. Another great boss was Lt. Arthur Fancy on NYPD Blue. Hs relationship with Andy Sipowitz is an example of a boss getting the most out of a talented but difficult and troubled employee. His support of…
  • The comprehensive reform bill has been dead for weeks. But "noncontroversial" parts of the bill are being added to other legislation. The issues that have been taken up are funding for border security, agricultural workers, and citizenship for child…
  • This one's really hard to figure. Both parties are divided. THe two key players are the President and Majority Leader Harry Read who will have final say on whether the Senate takes up the bill agian. There were rumblings over the weekend about getti…
  • This question is an example of a common misconception. You can dock her for the hours that she is out. The consequence is that she will no longer be paid ona salary basis and would be a non-exempt employee who must be paid overtime if she works more…
  • It looks like if the first 5 factors are met, the trainee does not have to be paid. My question is, can a person be an unpaid trainee/intern part of the time and a paid employee at other times? For instance, trainee on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday;…
  • I think the delay in passing a minimum wage increase was caused by what the Republicans wanted to tack on. I'm sure they would fight a change to the discrimination laws. I think the Democrats will need a bigger majority before they can reverse this …
  • They're saying that the discrimination happens when the first unequal check is issued. Then there is 180 days to bring a discrimination charge. 180 days is even a short time when the discriminatory act is as clear cut as a firing.
  • There's another thing to remember in the case of traditional IRAs. An individual who is a 401(k) participant may not be able to make a deductable contribution to a traditional IRA depending on income. For 2007, the deductablility of IRA contribution…
    in IRA/401K Comment by Kibitzer May 2007
  • I think that I understand the facts of this situation. The employee has a drivers licence that establishes her identity but does not have any work authorization documents and does not have her Social Security card. Ordinarily, she could apply for a …
  • I think that seniority should be used to break a tie when deciding who gets to go on vacation after all other factors have been weighed.
  • It depends on whether the state where you're located recognizes common-law marriages. What state are you in?
  • I think that it's the state where the employer is located unless there's a state where the employee has more significant contacts. As a traveling salesman, does he do the bulk of his work in the state where he or she resides or in a third state? Or …
  • It doesn't mean alot except if she is hit with a penalty for underpaying. She should have noticed that she wasn't having enough withheld much earlier. On the other hand, the mistake was not hers. Someone should make her whole if she has to pay a pen…
  • I don't think that you have any training obligation to these people. I looked into the issue of who has to get HIPPA training a while ago and it turns out that I had the same misconception that your question implies. The regulations say that employe…
    in HIPAA Comment by Kibitzer March 2007
  • I could be a good idea, but you better check your state's law. Mandatory direct deposit is illegal is many states.
  • How big is "big". I think that when it gets to more than 75 or 100 participants that you have to start worrying about condoning this behavior. 
  • In other words, newly eligible employees should be placed in a default fund based on their age. I can see how this cna work, at least for a start. If they don't change funds as they get older, should they be automatically moved? And how do you get t…