benefits

Why Employers Must Take a Closer Look at their Benefits Package

Designing an effective benefits package that covers employee needs and wants and still allows a company to meet its bottomline is one of the most difficult challenges employers face. For one, there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all benefits package that will satisfy all employees within one organization. This is particularly true if there are demographic as well as geographic factors to be considered.

Out with the Old

New Parity Act Provides for Improved Mental Health Coverage and Benefits
On September 18, 2007, the Senate passed a parity act that seeks to expand the 1996 Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA). The bill seeks to ensure equality for mental health benefits. The bill which applies to group health plans of 50 or more employees requires mental health coverage to offer additional components including:

Below you will find a list of Human Resource-related laws applicable to most businesses:

I. Recruitment

* Recruiting processes
* Off-site recruiting
* Selection

II. Hiring Practices

* Job descriptions
* Employment applications
* Uniform guidelines on employee selection procedures
* Application retention
* Application disclaimers
* Background checks

Federal Employment Laws

Employers are heavily monitored by government agencies and must adhere to a wide-ranging assortment of federal laws governing employment practices. In addition to the federal laws listed below, there are also state and local mandates governing employment-related matters as well.