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Federal Contractors: OFCCP Releases New Voluntary Self-Identification Disability Form
Read more: Federal Contractors: OFCCP Releases New Voluntary Self-Identification Disability FormThe US Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released a streamlined and revised version of its Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form (CC-305). Key note: Federal contractors and subcontractors have until August 4, 2020 to implement the new form into their applicant and employee systems and processes. ThE OFCCP’s new form aims to help…
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CDC Announces Additional Symptoms to Be Aware of With COVID-19
Read more: CDC Announces Additional Symptoms to Be Aware of With COVID-19The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last week announced it has added six new symptoms to be aware of for those who may have been exposed to the coronavirus: Chills Muscle pain Headache Sore throat Repeated shaking with chills A loss of taste or smell These new symptoms now accompany those previously…
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Covered Employers Must Post Employee Notice on Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Read more: Covered Employers Must Post Employee Notice on Families First Coronavirus Response ActFor the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) passed into law last week, the US Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division requires all covered employers to now post a notice of the FFCRA requirements in conspicuous places on their premises. The FFCRA’s paid leave provisions are effective on April 1, 2020, and apply…
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impactHR’s Kelly Mitchell Publishes Baltimore Business Journal Column on Marijuana and the Workplace
Read more: impactHR’s Kelly Mitchell Publishes Baltimore Business Journal Column on Marijuana and the WorkplaceimpactHR’s Kelly Mitchell publishes a “Help Desk” column in the Baltimore Business Journal on “How your company can better navigate cannabis law in the workplace.” In her column, Mitchell notes: “Few issues today appear more complicated than the thicket of employment-related policies around cannabis use in the workplace. The District of Columbia-Maryland-Virginia region signifies this…
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USCIS Releases New Form I-9
Read more: USCIS Releases New Form I-9The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) last week released a new Form I-9. The form is dated 10/21/2019 and should be used immediately. Key point: USCIS is allowing employers a three-month grace period during which the old form may be used. By May 1, 2020, employers should use only the new form. The…
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DC Employers Must Post Paid Family Leave Notice to Employees by Jan. 1, 2020
Read more: DC Employers Must Post Paid Family Leave Notice to Employees by Jan. 1, 2020For employers with employees based in the District of Columbia, reminder that DC’s paid family leave benefit for employees begins July 2020. More immediately, beginning Jan. 1, 2020, DC employers must post their paid leave benefit notice in a conspicuous place at their workplaces. This employee notice of the paid family leave program must be…
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impactAlert: EEOC Unveils Web Portal to Help Employers File Employee Pay Data by Sep. 30
Read more: impactAlert: EEOC Unveils Web Portal to Help Employers File Employee Pay Data by Sep. 30The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has just unveiled its comprehensive web portal to assist employers in filing the annual EEO-1 form with employee pay data by September 30, 2019. This portal contains all relevant pay data filing information for employers along with its filing form set to open on Monday, July 15. As…
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impactAlert: Paid Family Leave Tax Collection Starts July 1 for DC Employers
Read more: impactAlert: Paid Family Leave Tax Collection Starts July 1 for DC EmployersThe District of Columbia’s (DC) Department of Employment Services (DOES) will begin collecting taxes from all local employers Monday, July 1, 2019 to fund the Paid Family Leave benefit. This new benefit will be covered via a DC-managed insurance fund that will begin administering paid leave benefits in July 2020. Employers will fund the payroll…
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impactAlert: EEOC Announces Employers Must Report Employee Pay Data by Sep. 30, 2019
Read more: impactAlert: EEOC Announces Employers Must Report Employee Pay Data by Sep. 30, 2019The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced all employers that file the EEO-1 form must also now submit employee pay data by September 30, 2019 as part of the annual EEO-1 filing process. Key information: employers must prepare pay data (known as Component 2 data) comprising total W-2 wages and total hours worked…
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impactAlert: OFCCP Posts Corporate Scheduling Announcement List Online
Read more: impactAlert: OFCCP Posts Corporate Scheduling Announcement List OnlineFor Government Contractors: The US Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has just released its Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL), comprising government contractors (and subcontractors) that may receive potential compliance evaluations within this fiscal year (ending on September 30, 2019). Click here to see the list of 3,500 companies on the OFCCP Scheduling List,…