Great 8 of 2008!
Every year the SHRMStore unveils our best-selling 8 books based on customer sales throughout the year, online and at SHRMStore conference events. The Mandated Benefits 2008 Compliance Guide is one of the Great 8 of 2008! Plus, the 2008 edition is now on sale!
Mandated Benefits Compliance Guide, 2009 Edition is a comprehensive and practical reference manual covering key federal regulatory issues that must be addressed by human resources managers, benefits specialists, and company executives in all industries.
Mandated Benefits Compliance Guide helps take the guesswork out of managing employee benefits and human resources by clearly and concisely describing the essential requirements and administrative processes necessary to comply with each regulation. The Guide offers suggestions for protecting employers against the most common litigation threats and recommendations for handling various types of employee problems.
Throughout the Guide are numerous exhibits, useful checklists and forms, and do's and don'ts. A list of HR audit questions at the beginning of each chapter serves as an aid in evaluating your company's level of regulatory compliance.
The 2009 Edition of Mandated Benefits Compliance Guide has been updated to include coverage of:
- The definition of the regular rate of pay for non-exempt employees and new information on compensation for volunteers
- Recent case law on the classification of independent contractors
- Highlights of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
- Information on ERISA requirements for bonding, plan administrators, written plan document and record retention
- Electronic notification for Medicare Part D Notices
- The definition and examples of supplemental excepted benefits under HIPAA
- Additional information on covered employers, open enrollment and leaves of absence
- The new proposed and final regulations for the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA), as well as an entirely new section on fiduciary responsibilities
- New information on financial and retirement planning education
- Descriptions of partial day absences and exempt employee status and the Department of Labor's description of a bona fide sick leave plan
Table of Contents
- Human Resources Management: Strategy and Structure
- Organization Development: Planning and Evaluation
- Payroll Administration
- Health Care Benefits
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Medical and Health Care Continuation Coverage/COBRA
- Pensions and Other Savings Plans
- Life Insurance and Disability and Income Protection Benefits
- Supplemental Benefits
- Time Away from Work
- Managing the Benefits Package
- The Americans with Disabilities Act
- Family and Medical Leave
- Integrating ADA, FMLA, Workers Compensation, and Related Requirements
- The Interview and Selection Process
- Layoffs and Termination
- Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Plan
- Alternative Work Schedules
- Privacy in the Workplace
- Sexual and Other Prohibited Harassment
- Workplace Health and Safety
- Substance Abuse in the Workplace
- Recordkeeping
- Human Resources Risk Management
- Special Human Resources Situation: Merger or Acquisition
- Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans
