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Workplace wellness initiatives can help employers across the country mitigate rising health care costs, but they can also help improve employee retention.   Promoting an empathetic work environment can better work performance, increase retention rates and employee satisfaction. This HR Insights discusses the many benefits of an empathetic workplace, as well as the steps to creating an empathetic work culture.
This HR Insights offers tips on how to implement a workplace change in a way that helps employees support and embrace the new changes.
 The Department of Labor (DOL) has released a new model Employer CHIP Notice, with information current as of Jan. 31, 2020. This notice is updated periodically to reflect changes in the states that offer premium assistance subsidies, as well as the contact information for those states.
The Department of Labor has released updated versions of its model COBRA General Notice and model COBRA Election Notice, both with an expiration date of Jan. 31, 2023. This Legal Update video explains further. Coronaviruses are fairly common and don’t typically affect humans. When they do, their effects are usually mild, as in the case of the common cold. However, deadlier variations of these coronaviruses have cropped up in recent years. This HR Insights discusses actions employers can take against these illnesses.
 On Jan. 31, 2020, USCIS published a new version of Form I-9: Employment Eligibility Verification. Employers have the option of initially using either the expired or the new Form I-9. However, employers must begin using the new form exclusively by May 1, 2020.
The IRS has released a memorandum clarifying that there is no applicable statute of limitations on pay or play penalty assessments under the ACA. This Legal Update video explains further.  This month's HR Brief newsletter discusses the new Form W-4 and the DOL's regular rate of pay rules.
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