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In the May Legal Report, Larry Postol, VP of Legislative Affairs, addresses EEOC issues, including inspection of employer's premises and the proposed rule on wellness programs.
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InThisIssueUpcomingEventsHRintheNews
HRJobsReviewingYourPlan'sService
ProviderLegislativeAlert
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June5GovernmentContractingSIGStrategicRoleofHRwithMergers&AcquisitionsSpeaker:BabakHafeziLocation:RestonTime:8:00amRegisterNow
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The PulseHRJobsHumanResourcesSpecialist,McLean,VA,May14DirectorDCDept.ofHumanResources,Washington,DC,May13HumanResourcesBenefitsAssociate,McLean,VA,May13AssistantDirector,HRIS,Washington,DC,May12DirectorofHumanResources&TalentManagement,Washington,DC,May8HumanResourcesDirector,Alexandria,VA,May8HumanResourcesGeneralist,Washington,DC,May7ReadMore
ReviewingYourPlan'sServiceProviderThisarticleisbroughttoyoubyNOVASHRMsponsorVLPFinancialAdvisors."Anemployershouldestablishandfollowaformalreviewprocessatreasonableintervalstodecideifitwantstocontinueusingthecurrentserviceprovidersorlookforreplacements."DepartmentofLabor(http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/publications/fiduciaryresponsibility.html)Evaluatingyourserviceproviderisacommonlyneglectedfiduciaryduty.Achangemaynotbenecessary,butitisimportanttoperiodicallyperformareviewofyoucurrentplanprovidertomakesuretheyarecompetitiverelativetothemarket,andeffectivelyservicingyouremployees.Aspartofyourannualreviewprocess,youshouldaskyourselfthefollowingquestions:
1. Areyousatisfiedwiththelevelofparticipationinyourplan?
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2. Onascaleof1to10,howwouldyouratetheserviceyourplanreceives?
3. Doyourparticipantsfinditdifficulttoselectinvestments?4. Areyouconfidentthatyourplanfeesarereasonable?5. Ifyoucouldchangeonethingaboutyourplan,whatwoulditbe?
Ifyouarenotsatisfiedwiththeanswertoanyoftheabovequestionsyoushouldconsiderhavinganeutral3rdpartycompanyperformareviewofyourplan.Whenconsideringa3rdpartyevaluation,itisimportanttoworkwithanindependentadvisoryfirmtoavoidproprietaryproductbiases.Makesuretoselectanadvisoryfirmthathasexperienceinvariousplansizes,industriesandplanstructures.Insteadofoccupyingyourtimeconductingyourownreview,outsourcethistasktoa3rdpartyadvisoryfirm,andefficientlycompleteoneofyourfiduciaryresponsibilitiesfor2015.Investmentadvisorrepresentativesofferingsecurities&advisoryservicesthroughCeteraAdvisorNetworksLLC,memberFINRA/SPIC.Ceteraisunderseparateownershipfromanyothernamedentity.
LegislativeAlertThisLegislativeAlertisbroughttoyoubyLawrenceP.Postol,VicePresidentforLegislativeAffairs,NOVASHRM,andPartneratSeyfarthShaw,LLP.
CourtsCanDismissEEOCLitigationIfTheEEOCDidNotTryToResolveTheIssueViaASettlement;EEOCDeniedInspectionOfEmployer'sPremises;EEOC'sProposedRuleOnWellnessProgramsOffersSomeClarity,MoreUncertainty
CourtsCanDismissEEOCLitigationIfTheEEOCDidNotTryToResolveTheIssueViaASettlementOnApril29,2015,theU.S.SupremeCourtissueditslongawaiteddecisioninMachMining,LLCv.EEOC,No.131019(U.S.2015),andconcluded,inaunanimousopinionauthoredbyJusticeKagan,thatfederalcourtshavetheauthoritytoreviewtheEEOC'sconciliationefforts.InlanguagethatissuretoberepeatedbacktotheEEOCforyearstocome,theSupremeCourtheldthat"[a]bsentsuchreview,theCommission'scompliancewiththelawwouldrestintheCommission'shandsalone."This,theSupremeCourtsaid,wouldbecontraryto"theCourt'sstrongpresumptioninfavorofjudicialreviewofadministrativeaction."WhiletheSupremeCourtdidnotrulethattheintensivereviewthatMachMiningarguedforwasrequired,thecaseneverthelessrepresentsasignificantwinforemployersandresoundingdefeatfortheEEOC.TheEEOCwillnolongerbeabletofilesuitagainstemployersafterpayingmerelipservicetoitsconciliationefforts,andtogivethemthebackofthehandinresponsetorequestsforfulsomeinformationaboutliabilityandexposureinathreatenedlawsuit.Andemployerswillasaresultbeinabetterpositiontosettlemeritoriousclaimsonreasonabletermsbeforethe
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2015BoardMembersMimiShieh,PHR
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EEOCfilessuit,thussavingemployersfromunnecessarylitigationexpense.CaseBackgroundThisrulingisabigcaseforemployersandforgovernmentenforcementlitigation.InagamechangingdecisioninDecember2013,theU.S.CourtofAppealsfortheSeventhCircuitruledthatanallegedfailuretoconciliateisnotanaffirmativedefensetothemeritsofanemploymentdiscriminationsuitbroughtbytheEEOC.Thatdecisionhadfarreaching,realworldsignificancetotheemploymentcommunitybecauseitmeantthattheEEOCwasvirtuallyimmunefromreviewintermsofthesettlementpositionsittakesoften:"paymillionsorwewillsueandannounceitinamediarelease."ReadMore
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DremaMcCoy,PHRNewsletterEditor HRLibrary&ImportantNews
AreSmallBusinessesShortchangedonBenefits?Workersatthesmallestcompaniesdon'thavegoodbenefitspackagesandthey'renothappyaboutit,arecentsurveyshows.Butotherresearchrevealsthatworkersatslightlybiggeremployersarejustassatisfiedwiththeirbenefitsasthoseatthelargestcompanies.Together,thefindingssuggestthattherearewaystostaycompetitivewithbenefitofferingswithoutbreakingthebank.DissatisfiedSupportingtheideathatemployeesatsmallcompaniesaredissatisfied,newlyreleasedresultsfromthelatestannualU.S.WorkerSurvey,conductedinDecember2014forinsuranceprovidersColonialLifeandUnum,showthatemployeesatverysmallcompaniesthosewithlessthan10employeesaremuchlesslikelytohavebenefitsthanotherworkers:
Only44percentofemployeesatverysmallcompanieshavebenefitsatwork,comparedwith82percentofallemployees.Atslightlylargerfirmswith1099employees,75percentofworkersareofferedbenefits.Nearlyall(96percent)ofemployeesatlargercompanieswith1,000ormoreworkershavebenefits.
Thesurveyofmorethan1,500U.S.workersrevealedthatthoseworkingforthesmallestcompaniesaresignificantlylesslikelythanemployeesatlargecompaniestosaytheyvaluetheirworkplacebenefitsinthefollowingareas:
Benefitspackage.Only25percentofemployeesatverysmallcompanieswhoareofferedbenefitsratetheirbenefitsasexcellentorverygood,comparedwith58percentofemployeesatlargecompanies.Benefitsunderstanding.Lessthantwothirds(62percent)ofemployeesatverysmallcompanieswhoareofferedbenefitsreportagoodunderstandingoftheirbenefits,wellbelowthe80percentreportedbyworkersatlargefirms.Valueofbenefits.Justoverhalf(55percent)ofworkersatverysmallbusinesseswhoareofferedbenefitsagreethattheyhighlyvaluetheinsurancebenefitsprovidedbytheiremployer,comparedwith70percentatlargefirms.
"Itmightbeeasytoassumesmalleremployerscan'taffordtoofferrichbenefitsprogramsandprovidecomprehensiveeducationandenrollmentsupport,butthat'snotthecase,"GilYoumans,directorofsmallmarketsolutionsforColonialLife,saidinanewsrelease.ReadMoreMoreEmployersLettingCandidatesExplainConviction
Almostthreequarters(72percent)ofemployersperformindividualized
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assessmentsforcandidateswhohaveconvictionrecordsupfrom64percentin2014givingthoseapplicantsachancetoexplainthecircumstancesoftheirconvictions,accordingtoanewsurvey.ThisisthehighestpercentagesincetheEqualEmploymentOpportunityCommission(EEOC)releasedguidanceonemployers'useofcriminalrecordsin2012.That'soneofthekeyfindingsfrombackgroundscreeningproviderEmployeeScreenIQ'ssurveyof500U.S.basedemployersregardingtheiruseofemploymentbackgroundchecks."Employerswhodonotperformindividualizedassessmentsmaynotbeviolatingtheletterofthelaw,buttheyareatriskforclaimsofdiscriminationunderTitleVIIoftheCivilRightsActaccordingtotheEEOC'sguidanceonthismatter,"saidNickFishman,executivevicepresidentatEmployeeScreenIQ."ThisisafairlystrongindicationthattheEEOC'sguidancecontinuestohaveagrowingimpactonemployers'hiringpractices."Only21percentofrespondentssaidtheydisqualifycandidatesduetocriminalrecordsmorethan20percentofthetime.Theremaining79percentdisqualifycandidatesbecauseofcriminalrecordsfarlessfrequentlyornotatall,accordingtosurveyresults.Infact,thepercentageofrespondentswhosaidtheydisqualifyapplicantsmorethan20percentofthetimefellfrom32percentin2014,thelargestvariationinanycategoryyearoveryear.ReadMore
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