Background Information for EEOC Final Rule on Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 resource Agency Guidances OCEG Reviewed
EEOC, Regulations Under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (Final Rule, 2010) resource National Regulations OCEG Reviewed
Summary: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC” or “Commission”) is issuing a final rule to implement Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (“GINA”). Congress enacted Title II of GINA to protect job applicants, current and former employees, labor union members, and apprentices and trainees from discrimination based on their genetic information.
GAO, Employee Misclassification: Improved Coordination, Outreach, and Targeting Could Better Ensure Detection and Prevention (2009) resource Research / Studies OCEG Reviewed
Summary: When employers improperly classify workers as independent contractors instead of employees, those workers do not receive protections and benefits to which they are entitled, and the employers may fail to pay some taxes they would otherwise be required to pay.
Equality Act 2010 - Key Updates for Employers (September 2010) resource Articles OCEG Reviewed
Introduction: The Equality Act 2010, a new legislative framework to protect the rights of individuals, is the single biggest piece of discrimination legislation created in the country. With the purpose of drawing together the complicated and numerous strands which form the basis of anti-discrimination law in the UK, the bulk of the Equality Act's provisions come into force on 1st October
United Kingdom, Equality Act 2010, Explanatory Notes (Rev. Ed., August 2010) resource Agency Guidances OCEG Reviewed
Introduction: These explanatory notes relate to the Equality Act 2010 which received Royal Assent on 8 April 2010.
United Kingdom, Government Equalities Office (GEO) - Equality Act 2010 resource Agency Web Sites OCEG Reviewed
The Equality Act 2010 provides a new cross-cutting legislative framework to protect the rights of individuals and advance equality of opportunity for all; to update, simpl
United Kingdom, Equality Act 2010 resource National Laws OCEG Reviewed
The Equality Act of 2010 codifies and updates anti-discrimination law in the United Kingdom with the stated purpose to "reform and harmonise equality law" by combining, with amendments, earlier separate acts: the Equal Pay Act 1970, the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, the Race Relations Act 1976, the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and other related Statutory Instruments regarding employment di
Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO): Pensions resource Agency Web Sites OCEG Reviewed
Every employer who establishes an employment pension plan that is subject to the Pension Benefits Act must submit the pension plan to FSCO for registration. Employment pension plans provide an important source of retirement income for employees and their families. FSCO ensures that they comply with the standards set out in the Pension Benefits Act (PBA) and regulations.
Canada: Do You Have a Records Management and Retention Policy For Your Pension Plan? (2010) resource Articles OCEG Reviewed
Introduction: The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) issued a policy on the management and retention of pension plan records on July 9, 2010. The FSCO policy strongly recommends that all administrators make it a priority to establish a formal and comprehensive written pension plan records management and retention policy.
DOL, Questions regarding Affordable Care Act Implementation resource Agency Web Sites OCEG Reviewed
Department of Labor's web page for frequently asked questions regarding the Affordable Care Act.
