by Robin Bernstein | Aug 12, 2013 | Employment Law
We recently posted an overview of the Individual Mandate provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that will require all individuals to purchase healthcare by January 1, 2014 or pay a tax penalty. While employers will be required to...
by Brandon Laws | Aug 9, 2013 | Safety
The EEOC defines harassment as unwelcome conduct based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetic information. Harassment becomes unlawful when a reasonable person considers the behavior to be intimidating, hostile, or abusive....
by Brandon Laws | Aug 6, 2013 | Book Review
The Four Agreements: a Practical Guide to Personal Freedom is a book that is a little less about business and more about finding oneself—at home and at work. The Xenium Book Club decided to read this short, self-help book by Don Miguel Ruiz after reading a string of...
by Robin Bernstein | Aug 5, 2013 | Employment Law
Much attention has been paid recently to the delay of the PPACA Employer Mandate. However, that delay did not affect the Individual Shared Responsibility Provision (Individual Mandate) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Less has been reported...
by Brandon Laws | Aug 2, 2013 | Benefits
As reported by the Portland Business Journal, Burgerville has gone beyond the employer requirements for Obamacare, offering a health plan to employees who work as few as 25 hours a week; they even pay up to 95 percent of their premiums. Single employees pay $30 a...
