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Month: March 2018
Need to track subcontractor Work Comp coverage in Florida?
For Contractors working in Florida, the Division of Workers’ Compensation offers several databases that show the workers’ compensation insurance coverage by Florida companies, including construction contractors. Best of all, these tracking and information sources are free to use. As a back up to the physical collection of insurance ...
When is the Next OSHA ITA Reporting Deadline?
2017 OSHA 300A summary data must be reported to the ITA website by July 1, 2018. But don’t bother setting an annual recurring event in your tasking software … starting in 2019 and every subsequent year, the reporting deadline will be March 2nd. Remember that not every business needs to report OSHA log summaries to......
Florida Contractors HR Set Up Package
Attention Florida Contractors and Construction companies! We have worked with Florida contractors and construction firms for almost twenty (20) years and have been a presenter at contractor continuing education seminars since 2016. Designed for Florida Contractors, we put together a package of the most critically important HR documents and fo...
HR Needs Assessment Scorecard
We know that Human Resources compliance and effectiveness are priorities for everyone. Many small/mid business owners have an HR “department” of one, and often this person is wearing multiple hats at the same time – bookkeeper, office manager, controller, executive assistant etc… Even if HR is your specialty, it is hard ...
Using Post Offer Medical Questionnaires? Be Careful, Use Correctly
If your company uses post-offer medical questionnaires for new hires, listen up. How you use the form and when you use it matters to the EEOC. Additionally, make sure your company knows how to use the medical information and discuss results with the employee. This month an Alabama contractor that used post-offer medical questionnaires and su...
Alternate OSHA DART Rate Calculation Formula for Small Businesses
We’ve come across a very interesting Interpretation letter published by OSHA, regarding the unfair impact to small companies of using standard injury rate calculations. Traditionally, DART, as well as any other type of OSHA incident rates, are based on a single year’s sum of incidents, multiplied by 200,000 and then divided by th...
IRS Releases new 2018 W4 form
On the last day of February, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released an updated tax withholding calculator on IRS.gov and issued a new Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate. Employers should update their hiring packages to include the new 2018 W4 form and can notify employees about the ability to use the IRS online calc...
How to Handle an Employee Taking Prescription Narcotics (legally)
Many Americans are addicted to powerful narcotics to treat chronic pain. According to HHS data, opioids were involved in 42,249 deaths in 2016, and opioid overdose deaths were five times higher in 2016 than in 1999. In 2016, the prescribing rate had fallen to the lowest it had been in more than 10 years, but was......
What employers need to know about DOJ’s Immigrant and Employee Rights (IER) office?
There are many federal agencies that regulate some part of employer conduct. All employers should know that there is a legal obligation to complete the Form I9 for all new hires (not independent contractors). When completing the form, an employer must allow a newly hired employee to present any of the lawful documents to show......
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