You’ve conducted your interviews, completed your reference checks, and now you’re ready to extend your most qualified candidate with a conditional offer of employment – what does this mean?
The Importance of a Gift Acceptance Policy for an FQHC – Part 4 (Charitable Auctions)
Dueling Rulings: What the Conflicting Circuit Court Decisions on ACA Subsidies REALLY Mean.
Two Federal court rulings on one day have helped add to the already chaotic atmosphere surrounding the ACA implementation. Potentially affected are millions of lower and middle income Americans living in 34 states which utilize the federally run insurance exchanges. Three judges of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously in favor of allowing the IRS to offer promised subsidies, while a three judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, in a split decision, ruled they could not. The case is likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court, but that decision could be a year or more away. Meanwhile, what's a country to do?
Employee Classification Changes Coming Your Way: Overtime Compensation Costs Could Rise
Do you struggle with determining if a position is exempt or non-exempt from overtime? If so, pay attention because in March President Obama issued a directive to the Department of Labor (DOL) to simplify regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Sweeping changes are expected to be announced in November 2014 that include significant emphasis on how overtime exemptions are determined for executive, administrative, and professional employees commonly referred to as “White Collar Exemptions.” These changes, which do not necessitate congressional approval, could increase your organization's overtime compensation costs.
FQHC Hiring Tips: Finding the Best Match for Your Organization
Outcome-Based Reimbursement Will Work in the Health Center Environment
FQHC Hiring Tips: The Do's and Don'ts of Reference Checks
In my last post, we discussed the need for organizations to have properly written policies and procedures regarding the provision of reference information on former employees to protect the employer, the former employee, and other employers from potential litigation. In this post, I will discuss the business of obtaining and providing references and how to avoid putting your organization at risk.
340B Mega-Reg Update and the Impact on FQHCs
The U.S. is dead last. Will the Affordable Care Act boost the country’s standing?
Compensation Waste 101 – When Raising Your Minimum Wage Will Lower Your Costs
Increasing the minimum wage does not improve the skills and contributions of those who currently earn the minimum wage – but increasing an organization’s minimum wage may be essential to achieving needed levels of productivity and performance. Organizations of all types need to understand, from a business perspective, why being cheap is rarely the right answer.
