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DOL Clarifies FMLA Definition of Son/Daughter

DOL clarifies FMLA definition of son/daughter Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis has stated, "Workplaces have changed over the last 10 years and how we view families has evolved as well.” The DOL''''s Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) now ensures that...

SHRM's Response: Adult Children: Coverage & Tax Exclusion

Young Adult Coverage Until Ages 26 or 27 Explained Some employers are understandably confused about which young adults must be offered group health insurance under the health insurance reform law. Is it until age 26 or until the end of the calendar year in which a child attains 26? The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) provision about the coverage for eligible adult children requires only that coverage be offered until a child reaches age 26, noted Antoinette Pilzner, an attorney with McDonald Hopkins in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. However, she explained to SHRM Online that a Reconciliation Act provision made coverage for eligible adult children nontaxable through the end of the calendar year in which a child attains age 26.

SHRM's Response: NLRA Posting Requirement

The U.S. Department of Labor has published a final rule requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to provide notice to their employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act. "This regulation, by requiring all covered federal contractors and subcontractors to post a notice in their workplaces, ensures their employees are aware of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act," said John Lund, director of the department''''''''''''''''s Office of Labor-Management Standards. "Knowing their labor law rights leads to more stable labor-management relations and a more engaged workforce, which in turn facilitates greater efficiency and timely completion of federal contracts."

Legal Briefs

Welcome to Legal Briefs for HR, an update on employment issues sent to over 4500 HR professionals, in-house counsel and business owners all over the U.S. to help them stay in the know about employment issues. Anyone is welcome to join the email group . . . just let me know you’d like to be added to the list and you’re in! Back issues are posted on my firm’s website at www.munckcarter.com under E-Newsletter. Welcome to new readers who attended speeches I presented for the Fort Worth HRMA (May 20) and Lubbock County’s Leadership Forum (May 21). I’m looking forward to speaking at the Texas Association of Community College Human Resource Professionals Conference in San Antonio on June 16

COBRA Subsidy Extended

The Department of Labor''''''''''''''''s Employee Benefits Security Administration has updated the COBRA web page with the following to reflect the Continuing Extension Act of 2010 and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010: Statement of Assistant Secretary Phyllis C. Borzi on the Extension of COBRA Subsidy Eligibility is available at http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/newsroom/2010/ebsa041610.html COBRA Premium Reduction Fact Sheet available at http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/newsroom/fsCOBRApremiumreduction.html We also posted a link to the Continuing Extension Act of 2010. Health Care Reform and COBRA FAQs available at http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/faqs/faq-PPACA.html

Legal Briefs

Welcome to Legal Briefs for HR, an update on employment issues sent to over 4700 HR professionals, in-house counsel and business owners all over the U.S. to help them stay in the know about employment issues. Anyone is welcome to join the email group . . . just let me know you’d like to be added to the list and you’re in! Back issues are posted on my firm’s NEWLY UPDATED WEBSITE at www.munckcarter.com under Media Center/Legal Briefs. Welcome to new readers who attended my presentation at the Texas Association of Business (TAB) Employment Relations Symposium in San Antonio on July 15!

EIHRA Chapter Achievement

On behalf of the Society for Human Resource Management, I am pleased to confirm that your chapter has been awarded the 2009 Honorable Mention Award. This award recognizes outstanding achievements in chapter operations and a commitment to providing meaningful programs and services to your members

More information on GINA

More information on GINA...

Links to Affordable Healthcare Act

You can find more information on this act as well as other legal updates on the SHRM website!