Human Resources

30 Aug Florida’s Minimum Wage Increasing to $10 Per Hour on September 30

Posted at 23:53h in 2021, Commercial Insurance, Human Resources, Labor & Employment Law, Professional Liability, Risk Management

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk The largest minimum wage increase in Florida history is just weeks away! On September 30th, Florida’s minimum wage will increase to $10 per hour. That’s $1.35 more per hour than the current minimum wage and $1.44 more than...

17 Jul Can Employers Prevent Unvaccinated Employees from Entering the Workplace?

Posted at 16:07h in 2021, Commercial Insurance, COVID-19, Human Resources, Labor & Employment Law, Risk Management, Safety

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk Many employers are struggling with how to deal with the shrinking, yet substantial number of employees who are not vaccinated for COVID-19. As infection rates increase, employers are once again forced to consider actions to maintain operations while...

02 Apr Largest Minimum Wage Increase in Florida History is Less than Six Months Away

Posted at 13:41h in Commercial Insurance, Employee Benefits, Human Resources, Labor & Employment Law, Risk Management

When Florida enacted its own minimum wage in 2005, the minimum hourly wage went up $1. Despite going up every year since, this is still the largest single increase in Florida history…for now. On September 30, 2021, Florida’s minimum wage will go from $8.65 to...

17 Mar OSHA Launches Program to Protect High-Risk Workers from COVID-19

Posted at 15:06h in Commercial Insurance, COVID-19, Human Resources, Labor & Employment Law, Risk Management, Safety

Did you know that OSHA is specifically targeting restaurants, supermarkets and other businesses for COVID-related inspections? The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently launched a National Emphasis Program (NEP) to significantly reduce the number of workplace exposures to COVID-19. To accomplish this goal, OSHA will...

08 Mar What Does it Mean to be Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19?

Posted at 21:57h in COVID-19, Human Resources, Personal Insurance, Safety

In the United States, nearly 2.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are being administered every day. More than 40 million Americans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. People are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving a single-dose vaccine (Johnson & Johnson) or two...

27 Feb EEOC’s Enforcement and Litigation Capabilities Endure Despite COVID-19

Posted at 20:57h in Commercial Insurance, Human Resources, Labor & Employment Law, Risk Management

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released its enforcement and litigation data for fiscal year 2020. COVID-19, it seems, did not impair the EEOC’s ability to enforce the nation’s equal employment opportunity laws. In 2020, the EEOC: received 67,448 charges of workplace discrimination;responded to more than 470,000...

29 Dec COVID-19 Update: FFCRA’s Mandatory Paid Leave Provisions Expiring December 31st; Tax Credits Extended Until March 31, 2021

Posted at 18:51h in Health Insurance, Human Resources, Labor & Employment Law, Professional Liability, Risk Management

Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk On December 27, 2020, the second major coronavirus stimulus package was signed into law. The COVID-Related Tax Relief Act of 2020 includes a number of relief measures to address the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. But, what about...

18 Aug Affordable Care Act: Will Your Group Health Plan be Affordable in 2021?

Posted at 13:42h in Affordable Care Act, Commercial Insurance, Employee Benefits, Group Benefits, Health Insurance, Human Resources

The Affordable Care Act’s affordability threshold for employer-sponsored group health plans will increase to 9.83 percent in 2021. The affordability threshold is currently 9.78 percent. The impending increase primarily affects employers with 50 or more full-time or full-time equivalent employees. The ACA generally requires these...

23 Jun Bostock v. Clayton County: Supreme Court Rules Title VII Protects LGBT Workers; Employers Must Now Adapt

Posted at 12:12h in Commercial Insurance, Human Resources, Professional Liability

The Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County is significant yet simple. “An employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender defies the law.” Discrimination on the basis of an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity (transgender status) is now...

30 Apr Documenting Paid COVID-19 Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Posted at 14:13h in Commercial Insurance, Human Resources, Labor & Employment Law

Employers are required to document employee requests for paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, regardless of whether the request is granted or denied. Department of Labor FFCRA regulations specify the kind of information that employees...