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ACA Impact on HRAs

by Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP | Dec 11, 2013 | Labor and Employment

Any employer who has Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) needs to take time to review its employee benefit plans to ensure the plans satisfy current requirements under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). HRAs Generally:HRAs are generally subject to the Employee...

Home Care Workers – New DOL Regulations

by Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP | Dec 3, 2013 | Labor and Employment

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has issued final rules extending minimum wage and overtime protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to home care workers employed by third party employers. These regulations have been in the works for some time,...

Hiring a Foreign National – An Employer’s Options

by Dana Rifai | Nov 16, 2011 | Labor and Employment

>As an employer, having an outstanding workforce is essential to a successful business. If an employer finds an exceptional individual or applicant of foreign nationality, the employer can add this individual to its workforce provided the immigration status of the...

Amnesty Program for Independent Contractor Misclassification

by Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP | Sep 23, 2011 | Labor and Employment

One of the hottest topics in Labor & Employment (“L&E”) law is independent contractor (“IC”) misclassification. This issue receives so much attention because of the cumulative impact of employee wage loss, tax revenue loss, and the impact of back wage and tax...