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The IRS Is Handing Out ACA Penalties: Is Your Company Prepared?
In 2015 alone, the IRS issued nearly $4.5 billion in penalties to employers who did not comply with the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) employer mandate. That number is expected to grow to $228 billion by 2026. Despite the 2019 repeal of the individual...
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NLRB Issues Two Employer-Friendly Decisions
Restricting Employee E-mail Usage for Union ActivitiesThe National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently reversed its own Obama-era ruling and held that employees now have no statutory right to use an employer’s equipment, including work emails and IT...
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Washington Raises Minimum Salary to Meet Overtime Exemptions
On December 11, 2019, the state of Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries announced a substantial increase to the state’s salary threshold to meet the salary basis test for “white collar” overtime exemptions. The minimum exempt salary will...
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Nevada Paid Leave Law Takes Effect January 1st
Effective January 1, 2020, all private employers with 50 or more employees in Nevada will have to provide employees with up to 40 hours of paid leave per benefit year. Employers will have to provide 0.01923 hours of paid leave for each hour of work...
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New Maryland Law Restricts Use of Non-Competes
C2’s federal contracting clients often have employees working on contracts all around the country. One issue that frequently arises is how can clients effectively administer post-employment restrictive covenants (e.g., non-compete and non-solicitation...
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DOL Publishes Long-Awaited Final Overtime Rule
On September 24, 2019, a C2 government contracting client e-mailed to ask if we had heard any update on when the Department of Labor (“DOL”) might publish its new overtime rule. For those of you who have followed this topic, you know that an update to the...
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Don’t Get “Cyber-Scrooged”: Take Precautions When Holiday Shopping Online
As a provider of outsourced HR services, C2 often communicates with or transmits information between clients and vendors. We take great care to ensure that our electronic communications, online portals, websites, software, etc. are extremely secure. C2 is certainly...
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Supporting Mental Health in the Work Place
The age of Digital Intelligence and Technology brings innovative, inclusive, and customer service centered expectations.The success of a business is determined by the health and motivation of its Workforce. Supporting overall employee wellness in the...
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Promoting Growth Mindset
As a company grows and evolves, it becomes necessary to create new positions. One dilemma many business owners face is whether to promote someone from within the company or hire an external applicant. Ultimately, the biggest factor in making that choice...
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Adjusting to Bans on Salary History Inquiries
One of C2’s government contracting clients recently asked us to review their employment application and offer suggestions on whether it needed updating. One of the application questions requested that the applicant list his or her compensation at their...
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Oregon’s Progressive Workplace Laws May Serve as a Model for Your State
One of C2’s government contracting clients recently asked for guidance on Oregon’s HR requirements ahead of its planned opening of a new Oregon-based office. A few years ago, there would not have been much to tell about Oregon’s HR landscape; the state...
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New Minimum Wage Rates for Oregon Effective 7/1/19
On July, 1, 2019 the new Oregon minimum wage per hour will be $11.25 for these counties: Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Deschutes, Hood River, Jackson, Josephine, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Wasco, Washinton, and...
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