Federal Alerts

January and February 2019 HR Compliance Calendar

Thursday, January 3, 2019
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Federal Compliance Update
A summary of compliance requirements that took effect recently or will take effect this month or next. For more information on these topics, please see this month’s edition of the ADP Insights & Solutions Newsletter or the Newsletter Archive. In addition, please note that there are a number of pay increases that will take effect as of December 31, 2018 or January 1, 2019 for both exempt and non-exempt employees. A detailed list of pay increases can be found in the Minimum Wage Update for Various Jurisdictions article in the December edition of the Insights & Solutions Newsletter.

U.S. District Court Rules Individual Mandate and Remainder of ACA Unconstitutional, But Decision Likely to Be Appealed

Thursday, January 3, 2019
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Federal Compliance Update
On December 14, 2018, the Texas District Court ruled the ACA unconstitutional; however, that decision is likely to be appealed. The ACA is still the law of the land and the ACA’s employer mandate and employer-reporting requirements are still in effect. Employers should continue to comply with the ACA’s provisions until further notice.

DOL Issues FLSA Opinion Letter Addressing Reasonable Relationship Test

Thursday, January 3, 2019
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Federal Compliance Update

In furtherance of a practice reinstituted earlier this year, the DOL’s Wage Hour Division (WHD) issued Opinion Letter FLSA 2018-25 which provides guidance to employers paying exempt employees on an hourly, daily, or shift basis by addressing the requirement in 29 C.F.R. Section 541.604(b) that a “reasonable relationship” exist between an exempt employee’s guaranteed amount and the amount actually earned.

Important Change for 2018 VETS-4212 Filings

Tuesday, September 5, 2017
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Federal Contractors Update

For reporting in 2018 and going forward, government contractors will gain the efficiency of pulling a single data snapshot as of December 31 for reporting on both EEO-1 and VETS-4212 reports.  

OSHA Logs Must be Posted in the Workplace February – April 2017

Tuesday, January 3, 2017
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Resource University

Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Recordkeeping Standard, 29CFR1904, requires that certain employers maintain annual records of workplace injuries and illnesses. Records of workplace injuries and illnesses are maintained on an OSHA 300 Log each calendar year and summarized on an annual summary log or OSHA 300A Summary. The 300A is required to be posted in the workplace every February through April to show records from the previous years' injuries and illnesses. Please contact your ADP Risk & Safety Consultant if you have questions about OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements.

Complimentary Webcast – The New Form I-9

Tuesday, January 3, 2017
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Resource University
This webinar will provide an overview of changes to the new Form I-9 as well as overall I-9 and E-Verify compliance pointers.
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