This policy template helps employers frame that sales and marketing activities comply with all applicable Federal and State laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, Federal and State physician self-referral laws.
In this US-based policy template, employers can use this Reporting and Non-Retaliation document to encourage workforce members to express concerns and to report any known or suspected compliance violations.
This global-based template provides suggestions for proper documentation of works council information requirements during global restructuring.
This article is a detailed account of the Affordable Care Act. The following materials were submitted on August 28, 2013. New regulations, guidance, FAQs, and announcements may be issued after August 28, 2013, which may alter the content of some of this article.
83 FR 46681 - Notice of proposed rulemaking: Revisions to The Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status
Employers’ should be aware of the brave, committed, yet sniffling, sick, and ultimately contagious worker who has the flu and chooses to come to work. An employer has a duty under the Occupational Health and Safety Act1 (the “OHSA”) to “take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker” (s 25(2)(h)). Permitting a sick employee to continue working may compromise your duties to your other staff. It may also subject your company to financial liability under the OHSA and unwanted inspections by the Ministry of Labour. Flu season is in full swing and if you do not take preventative measures to protect your workers from an illness in your workplace, your workers may take matters into their own hands.
Fixed Term Individual Employment Contract (Mexico)
The new regulatory framework for defined contribution pension arrangements is now live. It applies to all trust-based schemes providing DC-type benefits, whether wholly DC, elements such as AVCs in a defined benefit scheme or DC benefits with a DB underpin. The Regulator expects trustees to assess their schemes against its quality features and will monitor compliance. The following article provides an overview of the framework.
<a href="http://www.terralex.org/publication/p34769447c8/vat-on-bonuses-premiums-and-retrospective-discounts-the-disputes-go-on">VAT on Bonuses, Premiums and Retrospective Discounts: The Disputes Go On</a><br />A review of the treatment of certain compensation or financial incentives for employees under Russian law. Specifically focuses on the application of VAT.
The Regulator’s draft Code on funding defined benefits aims to strike a balance between employers’ pension obligations and their ability to invest in sustainable business growth. There’s a greater emphasis on living with risk: understanding and managing it, rather than eliminating it. The key is to hold three elements – funding, investment and the employer covenant – in balance. This article looks at how trustees are supposed to do this, and how the Regulator will measure their success.