UK, Employment Rights Act 1996 resource National Laws OCEG Reviewed
An Act to consolidate enactments relating to employment rights.
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OCEG Practice Aid: Discrimination State Survey of Protected Classifications resource Tools / Templates OCEG Reviewed
Provides a 52 state survey on protected classifications
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PBGC, Strategic Plan FY 2008 - 20013 (2008) resource Agency Guidances OCEG Reviewed
The PBGC’s strategic plan for fiscal years 2008 through 2013 is founded on three goals:
>> The PBGC will safeguard the federal pension insurance system for the benefit of participants, plan sponsors, and other stakeholders.
>> The PBGC will provide exceptional service to customers and stakeholders.
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ERISA Rules and Regulations resource Blog OCEG Reviewed
by Aaron Juckett, CPA, CPC, QPA, QKA; ESOP Insourcing LLC
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UK, National Minimum Wage Guide (BERR, 2008) resource Agency Guidances OCEG Reviewed
This guide provides guidance on workers’ rights and employers’ obligations under the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 and the subsequent secondary legislation, the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999. The regulations are generally updated each year to take account of changing national minimum wage rates and other developments. This guide aim is to help employers ensure that they pay their workers at least the national minimum wage, and to help workers establish whether they are getting what they are entitled to, and reflects the position as at July 2008.
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Most Common HIPAA Privacy Mistakes Employers Make, The (2008) resource Articles OCEG Reviewed
After making initial compliance efforts, many employers may have put the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 on the back burner. Here are the common mistakes that have been made by employers and other HIPAA-covered entities since the act went into effect in 2003.
Workforce Management, August 2008
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29 CFR Part 1630 et seq. Regulations to Implement the Americans with Disabilities Act resource National Regulations Member contributionOCEG Reviewed
Purpose. The purpose of this part is to implement title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12101, et seq.) (ADA), requiring equal employment opportunities for qualified individuals with disabilities, and sections 3(2), 3(3), 501, 503, 506(e), 508, 510, and 511 of the ADA as those sections pertain to the employment of qualified individuals with disabilities.
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DOL/EBSA, Proposed Rule and Notice - Investment AdviceParticipants and Beneficiaries (2008) resource National Regulations OCEG Reviewed
CFR Parts Affected: 29 CFR Part 2550
With the growth of participant directed individual account plans, there has been an increasing recognition of the importance of investment advice to participants and beneficiaries in such plans. Over the past several years, the Department of Labor (Department) has issued various forms of guidance concerning when a person would be a fiduciary by reason of rendering investment advice and when the provision of investment advice might result in prohibited transactions.
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IRS, Final Rule, COBRA - Continuation Coverage Requirements Applicable to Group Health Plans Final Regulations (2001) resource National Regulations Member contributionOCEG Reviewed
This document contains final regulations that provide guidance on certain issues that arise in connection with the COBRA continuation coverage requirements applicable to group health plans and supplements the Final Rule of 1999. 66 Federal Register 1843 (Jan. 10, 2001.)
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ICC Guidelines on Whistleblowing (2008) resource White Papers OCEG Reviewed
International Chamber of Commerce:
The purpose of these Guidelines is to help companies establish and implement internal whistleblowing programs, by setting forth practical indications, that can serve as a useful point of reference, while meeting, as much as possible, the objections formulated in certain countries about some aspects of a whistleblowing system. These Guidelines are based on the broad experience and practice of ICC member companies across a wide range of sectors and jurisdictions.
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