The procedures for the personnel file, what goes into the file and who has access to the file should be periodically reviewed to ensure that the company is keeping pace with evolving technologies and confidentiality requirements. This week’s Feature from CCH HR Compliance Library offers a useful checklist on personnel file procedures and toward taking proper recordkeeping measures.

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The EFAST2 electronic filing system for Forms 5500 and 5500-SF employee benefit plan annual reports has a new e-signature option, which is designed to simplify the electronic filing process, especially for small businesses that use service providers to complete and file their annual reports, Employee Benefits Security Administration says. Read more

The Department of Homeland Security has announced its new “I E-Verify” campaign to recognize the approximately 170,000 businesses nationwide that seek to maintain legal workforces by using E-Verify—DHS’ online system to verify employm Read more

The Veterans’ Employment & Training Service has extended the filing deadline of the VETS 100 and VETS 100A Reports by federal contractors who could not reach the VETS helpdesk for assistance in filing.

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Private employers with 100 or more employees, federal contractors with 50 or more employees, and certain other employers are required to submit their 2009 EEO-1 Reports by Sept. Read more

With the increased emphasis on wage-hour enforcement, employers are advised to make sure they are maintaining and keeping the proper payroll and time records for their employees.

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The Internal Revenue Service has released its 2009 “dirty dozen” list of tax scams, including schemes involving disguised corporate ownership, phony wages, and abuses in retirement plan arrangements, including Roth Individual Retirement Arrangements.

According to the IRS, some taxpayers form corporations and other entit Read more

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reports job pattern information for women and minorities in 2007, which for the first time includes State of Hawaii information. Read more

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Injuries resulting from “horseplay gone badly” at work is a recordable event if the injury requires treatment beyond first aid, according to a Standard Interpretation Letter from the Occupational Safety & Health Administration.

An employer contended that the work environment did not contr Read more

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is waiving certain penalties and extending certain deadlines in response to the severe storms and flooding that occurred in Hawaii on December 10, 2008 Read more

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The Dept. of Labor proposes to revise regulations under the Davis-Bacon Act and the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act to better protect the personal privacy of laborers and mechanics employed on covered federal construction contracts.
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