HAWK Advisers: News
Association Health Plans
On January 4, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor released the first draft of proposed regulations to allow the creation of Association Health Plans (AHPs). The proposed regulation stems from an executive order President Trump issued in October and is the...
read moreOSHA: New Electronic Reporting Requirements
WHO does this affect? OSHA requires employers with 250 or more employees to submit form 300A electronically by December 1, 2017. Employers with 20-249 employees that are classified in certain industries must submit form 300A also by December 1, 2017. This includes,...
read moreOSHA: Crystalline Silica Rule
OSHA issued two standards to protect workers from exposure to respirable crystalline silica. One for construction and the other for general industry and maritime. This allows employers to tailor solutions to the specific conditions in their workplaces. Below, is...
read moreNCCI: Audit Noncompliance Charge
The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) approved a workers compensation policy endorsement that went into effect on January 1, 2017. An insurance company can charge up to 2x the originally estimated premium when a policy holder is in noncompliance with...
read moreOSHA: Post-Accident Drug Testing
OSHA has a new rule affecting Post-Accident Drug Testing that has been in effect since December 1, 2016 however, there has still been a lot of confusion around what this means. OSHA has imposed new restrictions on long-established PADT practices—these have been...
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