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Events
Mr. Miller will be speaking at the celaa expo & experts roundtable on March 10, 2010 about Wage & Hour and other current employee hot buttons. Event will be held at the Marriott Hotel, Amherst NY. To find out more about this event or to register visit: www.CEL-AA.org. On February 26,2010, Mr. Miller will be speaking at the Directors as Leaders Conference where he will cover the following topics "Employment Hot Buttons" and "What You Really Need to Know About New Employees." Event will be held at the Hearthstone Manor. To find out more information about this event or to register visit: http://www.wnychildren.org/.

Events

Mr. Miller will be speaking at the celaa expo & experts roundtable on March 10, 2010 about Wage & Hour and other current employee hot buttons. Event will be held at the Marriott Hotel, Amherst NY. To find out more about this event or to register visit: www.CEL-AA.org.

On February 26,2010, Mr. Miller will be speaking at the Directors as Leaders Conference where he will cover the following topics "Employment Hot Buttons" and "What You Really Need to Know About New Employees." Event will be held at the Hearthstone Manor. To find out more information about this event or to register visit: http://www.wnychildren.org/.

Resources

ARRA mandates COBRA notice requirments

The Department created model notices to help plans and individuals comply with these requirements. Each model notice is designed for a particular group of qualified beneficiaries and contains information to help satisfy ARRA's notice provisions.

To view and print these notices click on the link below:

http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/COBRAmodelnotice.html

Employers should use the updated Form 941, Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return, to report their COBRA premium assistance payments.

The Form 941 Instructions explain how to complete lines 12a and 12b, which address the COBRA premium assistance payments.

To view and print these forms visit the IRS website at: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=204505,00.html

Revised State and Federal Posters

CLICK HERE for a revised list of Federal and NYS posters that must be displayed for employees to view. There are links included on the document to the websites where you can download posters you need or find out more information.

Law Revisions and New Forms

In addition, effective dates and deadlines of certain existing laws and forms have been revised. Below are some of the changes you should be mindful of with a link to obtain more information or print the form/poster:

ADA Amendments Act, effective 1/1/09 (Refer to Employee Handbook)

http://www.eeoc.gov/ada/amendments_notice.html

FMLA Final Regulations, effective 1/16/09 (Currently valid for companies with 50 employees or more)

http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/finalrule.htm

Post OSHA 300-A, beginning 2/1/09 (Some institutions are exempt, click on the first link to see exemptions)

http://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/ppt1/RK1exempttable.html

http://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/new-osha300form1-1-04.pdf

Revised I-9 Form (UPDATE! Begin using 4/3/2009 and not before)

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-9.pdf

Blood Donation Leave (Company must notify employee)

http://www.labor.state.ny.us/workerprotection/laborstandards/PDFs/Blood%20guidelinesFINAL.pdf

Break Time to Express Breast Milk (Company must notify employee)