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Sherry Shavit, Esq. Tharpe & Howell FMLA, CFRA, ADA, FEHA, PDL, PSL, WC and more... the alphabet soup of complying with federal and state leave of absence laws can be daunting and is one of the easiest – and most common – traps for California employers to fall...

The new year brings 870 new laws in CA signed by Governor Newsom of which 16 directly affect employers.  Are you ready to comply with the new laws? Here is a list of the new laws that employers must comply with: AB 5 Independent Contractors Worker is independent...

In celebrating the holiday season, please note that JorgensenHR's office will be closed Tuesday, December 24th at noon through Wednesday, January 1st. We will reopen Thursday, January 2nd. We thank you for your continued support and we look forward to working with you...

In Notice 2019-59, the IRS highlighted the following adjustments taking effect on Jan. 1, 2020, for 401(k), 403(b) and most 457 plans: Defined Contribution Plan Limits 2020 2019 Change Maximum employee elective deferral $19,500 $19,000 +$500 Employee catch-up...

The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) has agreed to pay $3 million to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and take substantial corrective action to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance...

Ghosting may be on the rise, but employers can take steps to protect themselves from disappearing candidates. As the unemployment rate in California remains low, a new phenomenon in recruiting and hiring is taking hold. Called “ghosting,” this term is most common in...

A payroll company, MyPayrollHR, based in upstate New York, has vanished with nearly $35 million in payroll funds from its customers, leaving thousands of employees missing their pay but also not forwarding payroll taxes to the government for the employers.  This...

  HIPAA compliance for employers is a complicated and nuanced topic. No employer group is the same when it comes to supplying health benefits to their employees. Smaller employers (fewer than 50 lives) usually outsource the day-to-day administrative tasks to...

Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation placing in law the test for determining when a worker is an independent contract as outlined in a California Supreme Court decision last year. AB 5 codifies the “ABC” test adopted by the California Supreme Court in Dynamex...

Employee counts are used to determine what laws, rules, fees and penalties apply to a health plan and/or the employer sponsor. The methods for counting employees are as varied as the laws that affect them. Counting employees can leave you feeling cross-eyed. With the...