| Vol. III — No. 13 | Corporate Services, Inc. — Employment Services | Tuesday, June 18, 2013 |
Here is a sample of some of the news Corporate Services has put together for you. We hope you find it interesting and relevant. You can find these stories and more at corpserv.com.
| Mercer Offers Tips on Preparing for the Affordable Care Act | |
| 06/10/2013 | Consultants offer the top 10 ways employers can prioritize and manage the impending Affordable Care Act requirements starting immediately. more |
| Can Height be a Disability Under the Americans with Disabilities Act? | |
| 06/17/2013 | Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a person is disabled if she suffers from "a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual." An employer could also regard an employee as disabled, even if she is not; that too would bring the employee within the scope of the ADA. more |
| How Electronic Discovery Saved This Company in Court | |
| 06/14/2013 | How many times has an incriminating email sunk a company in court? That is why it is refreshing to read about this case, where a firm's electronic communication proved its innocence to a judge. more |
| ACA Requires Employer Notices About Health Insurance Marketplaces | |
| 06/13/2013 | Section 1512 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) created Section 18B of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which requires all employers subject to the FLSA to provide employees a notice of coverage options available through the new health insurance marketplace. more |
| Firing a Woman for Lactating at Work is Against the Law | |
| 06/12/2013 | Last month, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (Texas, et al) ruled that discharging a female employee because she is lactating or expressing breast milk is sex discrimination and, therefore, violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII). more |
| FLSA Suits Hit Record High | |
| 06/07/2013 | Federal wage-and-hour lawsuits spike above 7,700 between April 2012 and March 2013, marking a new record high for federal wage-and-hour lawsuits filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). more |
| Employers May No Longer Pre-Populate Section 1 of Electronic I-9s | |
| 06/06/2013 | Back in April, representatives from the Worksite Investigation Enforcement Unit of the Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a critical change in policy regarding electronic I-9 software. more |
| IRS Revises Excise Tax Form for Health Reform Law Research Fee Payment | |
| 06/05/2013 | Employers and insurers have a newly revised Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax form they must use to pay a fee mandated by the health care reform law that is due at the end of July. more |
