HR Benefits
Benefits are a form of compensation paid by employers to employees over and above the amount of pay specified as a base salary or hourly rate of pay. Benefits are a portion of a total compensation package for employees. Employee benefits are designed to provide security to you and your family, and to improve your quality of life. This is FindLaw’s collection of HR Benefits articles, part of the Human Resources section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.
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H-1B Update #2: The Rumors Continue
In our last update, dated 12/17/99, we explained that the H-1B cap will again be reached during this fiscal year of the US. The question . When? There are some additional developments as well as many rumors. Here are some facts. First, INS retained ...
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H-1B Update #3: The H Cap Is Approaching
The INS is now very close to reaching the H-1B cap for this fiscal year, according to an INS official. Although INS had earlier announced that it would issue a Federal Register notice when it was within 30 days of reaching the cap, they are now ...
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H-1B Update
As most of you recall, last year Congress raised the cap for H-1B workers to 115,000 from 65,000. Despite the increase, the cap was reached in early April, 1999, although INS did not officially announce it until June. There were serious problems ...
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Health FSAs Are Subject To The HIPAA Privacy Rule
Prior to the April 14, 2003 deadline for compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) Privacy Rule, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) was considering whether a Health Flexible Spending ...
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Help Wanted: Workers Needed But No H-1B Visas Available, Employers May Face Hiring Crisis
The H-1B visa is a nonimmigrant visa created for the employment of foreign nationals in specialty occupations requiring the minimum of a bachelor's degree. As an H-1B employee, a foreign national is allowed to remain in the U.S. for up to six years ...
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How To File A Claim For Your Benefits
How To File A Claim For Your Benefits WHAT THE LAW DOES The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) protects the interests of participants and their beneficiaries who depend on benefits from private employee benefit plans. ERISA ...
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Information Needs for Dividing Retirement Benefits
Copy of decree or document dividing retirement benefit when entered. (Drafts may be helpful) Name, date of birth, Social Security No. and current address for the participant and alternate payee. (If alternate payee is not former spouse, identify ...
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INS Budget Authorizes Accelerated Processing Fee For Business Visas
In late breaking news, the INS budget bill authorizes the INS to collect a "premium processing" fee of $1000 on certain employment-based petitions. While the final budget does not include information about which types of visas would qualify for ...
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INS Reinterprets Unlawful Presence Again, Ameliorates Provisions for Some Employees
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ("IIRIRA") provides bars for re-entering the United States if a foreign national has been in the United States in unlawful presence. For example, if a foreign national remains ...
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