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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced a new I-9 Form effective January 22, 2017. Employers may continue using the current I-9 Form, with a revision date of 03/08/2013 N and pictured to the right, until January 21, 2017. After January 21, 2017, all previous versions … Continue reading New I-9 Form For 2017

Maintaining  an appropriate compensation plan can be one of the most important practices in the attracting candidates as well as hiring and retaining  great employees. Compensation plans also promote fairness and facilitates the ability to evaluate performance.  Additionally, it can protect the employer from expensive litigation as well as avoidance from fines and penalties for non-compliance of the … Continue reading Compensation Plan: 5 Big Mistakes Employers Make

Increases Generally Apply to Civil Penalties Assessed After August 1, 2016 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published an interim final rule adjusting for inflation the civil monetary penalties assessed for violations of the Administrative Simplification Rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The increases generally apply to … Continue reading Penalties Increased for Violations of HIPAA’s Administrative Simplification Rules