Welcome to the
CMEA
CMEA The Employers Association is a non-profit,
member-owned organization established solely to help
employers promote
positive employer / employee relations. More than 800 companies in
Massachusetts use
our services to help with day-to-day employer /
employee issues. More importantly, we help our members
understand the laws and how they apply to their companies.
As the state and federal governments pass more and more legislation governing your relationship with your employees, you may find yourself or your staff bogged down with time-consuming research or costly legal bills by trying to keep up-to-date. CMEA The Employers Association may be your answer to save time and money as you better understand your responsibilities as an employer.
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Laws
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- New COBRA Notices
Checklist
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New
I-9 Form Available
Employers are required to
use the newly revised Form I-9 for all new hires and for reverifying any
employee with expiring authorization beginning on April 3,
2009. The current edition of Form I-9, dated 06/05/2007, will no
longer be valid for use on or after April 3, 2009.
Need the new I-9
form? Email us at cmea@att.net or
MarkPatrick@att.net.
COBRA
The Department
of Labor has expanded its FAQs on the new COBRA requirements under
ARRA. Request the FAQs by emailing us at cmea@att.net or MarkPatrick@att.net
.
The Internal Revenue Service has published guidance on
the COBRA premium subsidy requirements in IRS Notice 2009-27.
Request the guidance by emailing us at cmea@att.net or MarkPatrick@att.net.
New Mass. Data Security
Regulations
M.G.L. c. 93H, enacted in 2008, requires
any "person" (corporation, association, partnership or other legal
entity) to take steps to safeguard all "personal information in their
possession related to a resident of Massachusetts." The purpose
of this law is to ensure the security and integrity of such information
and to combat the threat of identity theft.
The state
Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation ("OCABR") has issued
regulations detailing the steps that businesses need to take to
comply with the new law. These regulations set forth in 201 CMR
17.00 are to be effective January 1, 2010.
For more information,
including a sample written security program and a compliance checklist,
email us cmea@att.net or MarkPatrick@att.net.
FMLA
In early 2008, the United States Department of Labor
("DOL") proposed changes in the long-standing FMLA regulations. In
November 2008, the DOL published new Final Regulations. Those
Regulations became effective January 16, 2009. The new regulations
include new model forms, which employers may use to satisfy the new notice
obligations.
To request a set of forms, CMEA members may
email us at cmea@att.net or MarkPatrick@att.net
.
Non-members are welcome to call us at (508) 755-5244.