DOL ANNOUNCES RAMPED-UP FMLA AUDITS FOR EMPLOYER

The Department of Labor (DOL) is back at the FMLA audit game. This is your not so gentle reminder that employers will continue to face scrutiny on their FMLA procedures, and that they increasingly face liability. It is time for a self-audit or outsource the audit to a...

HR Professionals Can Face Personal Liability

According to the Winter 2021 issue of HR Magazine, there are nine Federal employment laws that permit individual civil liability and five of those allow criminal liability for HR professionals. Federal Law Civil Liability Criminal Liability COBRA Yes No ERISA Yes Yes...