Glitches in an automated data feed between an employer and its COBRA administrators affected more than 700 employees. Review this infographic to see how to avoid mistakes like this one!
Employer Penalized $1.8 Million for COBRA violationInfinisource
Glitches in an automated data feed between an employer and its COBRA administrators affected more than 700 employees. A district court recently assessed the damages: more than $1.8 million plus attorney fees. Review what went wrong.
El documento describe las etapas del ciclo de vida de Ford Motors. Comenzó en 1903 con Henry Ford y John S. Gray fundando la compañía en una pequeña fábrica en Detroit. Bajo el liderazgo de Henry Ford, la compañía creció rápidamente abaratando costos y produciendo un vehículo asequible para el público masivo. En su apogeo, Ford Motors dominó el mercado automotriz mundial, pero eventualmente entró en declive a medida que otros competidores copiaron su modelo de negocio con éxito.
The study compared macroinvertebrate communities in 4 urban streams and 4 forested streams in Vermont. Species richness did not significantly differ between urban and forested streams, but EPT richness (pollution-intolerant taxa) was significantly lower in urban streams, supporting the hypothesis. Dominance (proportion of the most abundant species) did not significantly differ. The results suggest EPT richness better distinguishes urban from forested stream quality than other metrics and that urban streams lack characteristics like forested riparian zones that support diverse EPT communities. Further study of specific taxa and agricultural streams was recommended.
It's that time of year. The time where you make a list, you check it twice. This list may not be as fun as a holiday to-do list of shopping and wrapping, but it's still as important. It's the time for all HR, payroll and benefit professionals to finish up on year-end requirements.
Nicolás-Joseph Cugnot fue un inventor francés considerado el pionero del automóvil. En 1769 construyó el primer vehículo autopropulsado llamado Fardier à vapeur, impulsado por vapor. En 1770 mejoró el diseño para arrastrar 4,5 toneladas a 4 km/h. En 1771 construyó una tercera versión que se exhibe hoy en día en un museo de París.
Este documento describe la técnica quirúrgica de plastía inguinal para reparar una hernia en la región inguinal. Incluye la anatomía del conducto inguinal, tipos de hernias inguinales, y los pasos quirúrgicos para disecar el saco herniario, cerrar el defecto y suturar los tejidos. El procedimiento se realiza bajo anestesia regional para corregir el defecto de la pared abdominal y restaurar la anatomía normal del canal inguinal.
Los recursos naturales del individuo son las capacidades y habilidades con las que nace cada persona y que se desarrollan a lo largo de su vida, incluyendo su personalidad, experiencias, educación y relaciones. Estos recursos incluyen comportamientos, actitudes, aptitudes y potencial que permiten a las personas aprender, tomar decisiones y relacionarse. Tener cerebro y saber utilizarlo es la base de estos recursos naturales del individuo.
Employer Penalized $1.8 Million for COBRA violationInfinisource
Glitches in an automated data feed between an employer and its COBRA administrators affected more than 700 employees. A district court recently assessed the damages: more than $1.8 million plus attorney fees. Review what went wrong.
El documento describe las etapas del ciclo de vida de Ford Motors. Comenzó en 1903 con Henry Ford y John S. Gray fundando la compañía en una pequeña fábrica en Detroit. Bajo el liderazgo de Henry Ford, la compañía creció rápidamente abaratando costos y produciendo un vehículo asequible para el público masivo. En su apogeo, Ford Motors dominó el mercado automotriz mundial, pero eventualmente entró en declive a medida que otros competidores copiaron su modelo de negocio con éxito.
The study compared macroinvertebrate communities in 4 urban streams and 4 forested streams in Vermont. Species richness did not significantly differ between urban and forested streams, but EPT richness (pollution-intolerant taxa) was significantly lower in urban streams, supporting the hypothesis. Dominance (proportion of the most abundant species) did not significantly differ. The results suggest EPT richness better distinguishes urban from forested stream quality than other metrics and that urban streams lack characteristics like forested riparian zones that support diverse EPT communities. Further study of specific taxa and agricultural streams was recommended.
It's that time of year. The time where you make a list, you check it twice. This list may not be as fun as a holiday to-do list of shopping and wrapping, but it's still as important. It's the time for all HR, payroll and benefit professionals to finish up on year-end requirements.
Nicolás-Joseph Cugnot fue un inventor francés considerado el pionero del automóvil. En 1769 construyó el primer vehículo autopropulsado llamado Fardier à vapeur, impulsado por vapor. En 1770 mejoró el diseño para arrastrar 4,5 toneladas a 4 km/h. En 1771 construyó una tercera versión que se exhibe hoy en día en un museo de París.
Este documento describe la técnica quirúrgica de plastía inguinal para reparar una hernia en la región inguinal. Incluye la anatomía del conducto inguinal, tipos de hernias inguinales, y los pasos quirúrgicos para disecar el saco herniario, cerrar el defecto y suturar los tejidos. El procedimiento se realiza bajo anestesia regional para corregir el defecto de la pared abdominal y restaurar la anatomía normal del canal inguinal.
Los recursos naturales del individuo son las capacidades y habilidades con las que nace cada persona y que se desarrollan a lo largo de su vida, incluyendo su personalidad, experiencias, educación y relaciones. Estos recursos incluyen comportamientos, actitudes, aptitudes y potencial que permiten a las personas aprender, tomar decisiones y relacionarse. Tener cerebro y saber utilizarlo es la base de estos recursos naturales del individuo.
Assessment 2 - Case StudyThe following situations have occurred .docxdavezstarr61655
Assessment 2 - Case Study
The following situations have occurred during the year at your audit client, Electric Blue Ltd, a large chemical company:
(a)
A clerk entered the wrong account number for a customer while entering the sales transactions for the day on the computer. As a result, that customer's purchases were entered on the account of another customer, who was very annoyed when he received a bill for goods he had not ordered or received.
(b)
A keypunch operator incorrectly entered a customer payment as $575.00 instead of $5 750.00
(c)
During a demonstration against Electric Blue Ltd's environmental record, several people forced their way into the company's computer centre, which was on the main level of the office building. The protestors smashed the computer equipment and damaged other office equipment. As a result the company's computer system was inoperable for several days.
(d)
A computer operator on the night shift knew more about the company's computer system than anyone else. During a period of several months, she accessed the master payroll program, which was stored online, and increased her tax withholding so that she would get a large refund when she filed her tax return.
Required
Identify a control policy or procedure that would have prevented or detected each of the situations above.
* Learners and assessor should refer to the assessment evidence checklist & record as below:
Assessment Task 2 Assessment Evidence Checklist & Record
Learner’s ID: ______________________
Learner’s Name: ___________________________________
Performance & Knowledge Evidence
C/NYC
Comments
Review corporate governance requirements and implement effective operating procedures
Monitor policy and relevant financial legislation.
Discuss ethical considerations and confidentiality for management and handling of files and records
Identify and explain the key features of financial legislation relating to taxable transactions and reporting requirements
Explain a range of methods of work practices and routines relevant to internal control procedures
Describe the key requirements of organisational policy and procedures relating to:
· Corporate governance
· Financial delegations and accountabilities
Identify and explain the key principles of internal control and auditing.
Comments:
Signed by Learner:
Date:
Signed by Assessor:
Date:
Assignment 1: Research in Ethical and Corporate Governance Requirements
Students need to conduct a desk research and answer the following questions in a 2,000-word research report. Students must include legislation requirement and relevant examples.
Required:
Discuss the following;
a. How is good corporate governance achieved and how does it assist with the framework of rules, relationships, systems and processes within an organisation?
b. Explore the corporate governance requirements, organisational policy, and financial delegations and accountabilities
c. Discuss ethical considerations and conf.
In this section of "Rise of the Machines: Avoiding the Legal Pitfalls of App Development" Roger Royse, founder of the Royse Law Firm, discusses:
1. Misclassification: Independent Contractor vs. Employee
2. Managing Risk: What Are the Direct & Indirect Costs
3. Strategies for Avoiding Misclassification
4. Reporting
An information management update for in house counselDan Michaluk
This document provides an information management update for in-house counsel. It summarizes recent developments in several areas: privilege issues and recent case law developments around when communications are protected; data security, privacy breaches, and the rise of privacy class actions; assessing threats and violence prevention as an information management issue; and managing medical information with clear roles and consent processes. It also discusses challenges around personal use of work systems and accessing business information.
Chapter 12 Duties as a WhistleblowerWhistleblowerA whis.docxcravennichole326
Chapter 12: Duties as a Whistleblower
Whistleblower
A whistleblower is an employee or former employee who reports misconduct to people or entities that have the power and presumed willingness to take corrective action.
Whistleblowers can be internal or external.
Whistleblower Motivations
Whistleblower motivations include:
Revenge
Reputation Preservation
Altruism
Collecting financial rewards
Fasle Claims Act
Whistleblower (cont)
Whistleblower-
One of the most well known whistleblowers is Jeffrey Wigand, who exposed the Big Tobacco scandal, revealing that executives of the companies knew that cigarettes were addictive while approving the addition of known carcinogenic ingredients to the cigarettes.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140352/trailers-screenplay-E11632-10-2
Think Russell Crowe in the movie The Insider.
More recent whistleblowers include…..
Whistleblower (cont)
Cynthia Cooper (Worldcom), Coleen Rowley (FBI), and Sherron Watkins (Enron)
“their lives may not have been at stake, but Watkins, Rowley and Cooper put pretty much everything else on the line. Their jobs, their health, their privacy, their sanity--they risked all of them to bring us badly needed word of trouble inside crucial institutions”
Whistleblower Programs
FeatureIRSDodd-Frank ActFocusTax violationsFederal securities laws violations, including bribery, fraudulent accounting, and insider tradingSubmitted information Secret information or publicly available information Only “original”, nonpublic information Minimum threshold for recoveryOver $2 million Over $1 million Typical range of award15% to 30% of IRS Recovery15% to 30% of SEC RecoveryAnonymity protected? Yes, usuallyYesProtection against workplace retaliation?No Yes
Whistleblower Laws
Section 806 of SOX
Only applies to publicly traded companies
File a complaint with the Department of Labor (DOL)
If DOL hasn’t ruled on it within 180 days, it goes to federal court or a civil suit may be filed
Remedies of employee include relief “to make the employee whole”, compensatory damages (same job back, back pay, special damages as result of action)
Whistleblower Laws (cont)
Do Whistleblower laws (specifically SOX section 806 provisions) work?
whistle-blowers still face a painful cost-benefit decision: whether a lawsuit with uncertain chances of success is worth the professional and personal sacrifices that will assuredly be required
Many employees have to change industries after filing suit, whether the case has merit or not
A study that looked at 470 cases filed between 2002-2005, the whistleblower won only 3.6% of the time.
Whistleblower Laws (cont)
What can/should employers do?
Have an independently-operated whistleblower complaint system. If the system is operated by personnel skilled in the underlying accounting, auditing, and internal control issues, proper information will be immediately collected, so that investigations are cost-effective and complete.
Must be overseen by audit com ...
The costs associated with administering an employer-sponsored 401(k) plan have always been an issue that requires great care. Employers may soon find this task a little easier, thanks to some recent court rulings. The focus of the various courts has not been on the actual amount of fees charged, but on the objectivity of the process for determining those fees.
Publication Proactive Portection Against Wage Hour Audits[1]bentleyallin
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently launched its first iPhone application to help employees independently track work hours and calculate owed wages. This new app increases the burden of proof for employers to demonstrate accurate time tracking and wage compensation in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The DOL has also increased enforcement efforts through more investigators and a new "Plan/Prevent/Protect" strategy requiring employers to proactively find and remedy violations.
Publication Proactive Portection Against Wage Hour Audits[1]bentleyallin
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently launched its first iPhone application to help employees independently track work hours and calculate owed wages. This new app increases the burden of proof for employers to demonstrate accurate time tracking and compensation in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The DOL is stepping up enforcement of wage and hour laws through increased investigations and a new strategy requiring employers to proactively find and fix violations.
Did you know that firms using online payment solutions saw up to 6% year-over-year revenue growth in 2020 and collected nearly 40% more revenue per lawyer, according to the 2021 Legal Trends Report?
Offering the option to pay online makes it easy for your clients to pay—and that enables your firm to collect more revenue each month with less effort.
The best part is, securely automating billing and collections at your law firm is much simpler than you think—it’s all about choosing the right tools and having a proper system in place.
Join Joshua Lenon, Lawyer in Residence at Clio, to find out how you can leverage legal technology to maintain cash flow and improve revenue at your firm.
In this free webinar, you’ll learn:
- The benefits of offering online payment options and more ways to pay at your law firm
- How to comply with your ethical obligations and IOLTA trust accounting requirements
- Steps for creating an automated billing and payment process at your firm
This document discusses cybersecurity risks for small businesses and upcoming changes to US overtime pay rules. It reports that cyber fraud costs are estimated to reach $2 trillion by 2019, and that 1 in 4 small businesses were attacked in the last year, with average losses of $4,400. However, many small businesses incorrectly believe their bank will reimburse losses or don't know who would be responsible. Additionally, new US Department of Labor overtime rules taking effect in December 2016 will double the minimum salary threshold for exempt "white collar" employees from $23,600 to $47,476 per year. Employers should review their payroll practices to ensure compliance with the new rules.
Whether you manufacture pallets, you pivoted from your core product to produce PPE, or maybe you are a retailer who is looking for some great insight from industry experts or you have accounting or finance questions related to your construction business or any manner of business in between, we would be glad to have you join us.
The topics we will cover are not only relevant and timely, but they are also sure to reveal growth opportunities in your business. This special presentation features insight into the PPP Loan and Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness process, CARES Act implication, R&D opportunities, Human Resources compliance risks, and insight from leading professionals in the manufacturing and professional services space.
Specifically, we will discuss:
- Where we stand now and the future of manufacturing
- Risks in Manufacturing
- Cybersecurity Concerns and Issues
- State and Local Tax Risks
- HR Policies For Your Organization
This informative event will be hosted and moderated by Dustin Raber, director of manufacturing and distributions services at Rea & Associates.
5 Ways To Overcome Compliance Challenges In Financial ServicesNetDimensions
This document discusses ways for financial services companies to overcome compliance challenges. It recommends using a learning management system to: 1) keep employee training records up-to-date to prove due diligence during regulatory audits; 2) manage third-party risk by tracking supplier training; and 3) maintain regular cybersecurity certification of employees to prevent data breaches and resulting costly fines. Maintaining accurate training records through an LMS can help reduce personal liability for compliance failures.
The document discusses accounting principles related to plant assets, natural resources, and intangible assets. It covers several topics:
- Plant assets include physical resources used in business operations that are not for sale and have a useful life of multiple years.
- The cost of plant assets includes all expenditures to acquire and prepare the asset for use, such as purchase price, taxes, installation costs.
- Depreciation is the process of allocating the cost of a plant asset over its useful life. Straight-line, units-of-activity, and declining balance are common depreciation methods.
- Factors that determine depreciation expense are cost, salvage value, and useful life estimates. Deprec
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The document discusses the development of GAAP and IFRS accounting standards. It provides background on accounting scandals in the late 1990s and early 2000s that highlighted the need for universal standards. As a result, IFRS were established to facilitate comparability and transparency across international markets. Over 100 countries now require the use of IFRS for public companies. The standards continue to converge and be adopted globally.
Bill Coole is a CPA with over 40 years of experience in financial and operational roles. He has held CFO and Controller positions for companies in various industries. Coole is skilled in improving profitability through cost cutting, increasing cash flow and negotiating financing. He has a track record of taking over troubled financial situations and implementing processes and systems to streamline operations.
The document discusses steps to take a 'write my paper for me' request on the HelpWriting.net website, which includes completing an order form, having writers bid on the request, choosing a writer, making a deposit, and then reviewing and authorizing payment for the completed paper if satisfied. It also notes the site offers free revisions and stands by promises to provide original, high-quality content or offer a full refund.
The Devastating Effects of Mismanaged Subsidiary Governance: How You Can Lear...Athennian
This webinar, hosted by Adrian Camara (Co-founder & CEO of Athennian) and Paul Sutton (Founder of LCN Legal), will dive into a causal analysis of corporate scandals and oversights that have led to severe financial and criminal penalties. Discover tangible ways to prevent the mismanagement of corporate data that befell companies like BlackRock & Holcim.
PLEASE ALWAYS INCLUDE CONCLUSION AT THE END OF EACH WRITTEN ASSI.docxinfantsuk
PLEASE ALWAYS INCLUDE CONCLUSION AT THE END OF EACH WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT,AND AT LEAST 3 REFERENCES. CITE YOUR SOURCES AND DO NOT COPY PASTE FROM THE INTERNET, OUR UNIVERSITY USE TURNITIN AS WELL AS CHECKS EVERY ASSIGNMENTS THROUGH DIFFERENT PLAGIARISM PROGRAMS.
1.
Case Study:
Conflicting Clients
Topic:
Auditing (Confidentiality, Misrepresentation of Facts)
People Involved:
· Jennifer Grace, First year member of her CPA firm’s management group
· Tom Ward, CFO of Fantastic Developments, Inc., a client
While reviewing the current-year audit working papers of Coshocton National Bank (CNB), the engagement manager, Jennifer Grace, noted something curious. In the working papers related to loan valuation, Jennifer saw that the commercial loan of Fantastic Developments had been randomly selected for confirmation but that Fantastic had not responded to either the initial or second confirmation request. The audit staff disposed of this “loose end” by alternate procedures: examining cash collections (which had become somewhat sporadic) and vouching to underlying loan documentation, including a set of recent (unaudited) financial statements that showed Fantastic’s solid financial position and operating profitability.
Jennifer noted this reference to Fantastic Developments because this private company was also a client of her firm. In fact, Jennifer had served as the audit senior on the prior-year audit of Fantastic. She knew that the company had been struggling for a couple of years and had experienced recurring operating losses. Her knowledge of Fantastic did not reconcile with the discussion in the audit working papers related to the financial statements furnished to the bank.
When Jennifer contacted Fantastic’s CFO, Tom Ward, and inquired about the company’s apparently miraculous turnaround, he was noncommittal and unhelpful. Tom replied that business had picked up. He apologized for not calling Jennifer’s firm himself because he had been so busy, and then he told her that Fantastic had decided to engage another CPA firm for its accounting and auditing needs. Although confused, Jennifer obviously couldn’t reject the possibility that this abrupt dismissal was a direct consequence of her inquiry.
As a result, Jennifer wonders whether the financial statements which Fantastic furnished to the bank as a basis for a loan application are fraudulent. The bank apparently has no such suspicion, however.
_______________________________________________
Use the
Instructionsfor Case Analyses
to craft a response to this case, articulating the main issues and ethical dilemma. Review the assessment criteria below before you begin writing.
Submit a written paper which is 2-3 pages in length exclusive of reference page and that is double-spaced. You should cite relevant resources in APA format.
Papers will be assessed using the following criteria:
The Written assignment:
· identifies all the relevant facts of the case
· articulates overarching et.
Vendor Management & AP Audit Report - Data Mining & AnalyticsTeri Grossheim
This audit report summarizes the findings of an audit of Semi-Elite Properties' vendor management and accounts payable processes between 2014-2016. Several issues with existing controls were identified, including payments made before orders/invoices, employees approving amounts over authorization limits, and a small number of payments made to addresses not on the vendor master file, including similar payments to vendors. The report recommends implementing automated system controls to address weaknesses and investigating suspicious payments.
Best Practices: Complex Discovery in Corporations and Law Firms | Ryan Baker ...Rob Robinson
This document discusses eDiscovery and litigation costs in corporations and law firms. It provides biographies and contact information for two attorneys, Mark L. Smith and Ryan G. Baker, who have experience with complex commercial litigation, antitrust, securities, and intellectual property cases. It also covers topics such as the goals of ediscovery, proportionality, retention and legal holds, collection, processing, review, production, and managing discovery risks and sanctions.
Since 1986, many employers have had to comply with COBRA rules. COBRA law not only requires employers and plan administrators to allow continuation coverage, it requires that all beneficiaries are notified of their COBRA rights.
Assessment 2 - Case StudyThe following situations have occurred .docxdavezstarr61655
Assessment 2 - Case Study
The following situations have occurred during the year at your audit client, Electric Blue Ltd, a large chemical company:
(a)
A clerk entered the wrong account number for a customer while entering the sales transactions for the day on the computer. As a result, that customer's purchases were entered on the account of another customer, who was very annoyed when he received a bill for goods he had not ordered or received.
(b)
A keypunch operator incorrectly entered a customer payment as $575.00 instead of $5 750.00
(c)
During a demonstration against Electric Blue Ltd's environmental record, several people forced their way into the company's computer centre, which was on the main level of the office building. The protestors smashed the computer equipment and damaged other office equipment. As a result the company's computer system was inoperable for several days.
(d)
A computer operator on the night shift knew more about the company's computer system than anyone else. During a period of several months, she accessed the master payroll program, which was stored online, and increased her tax withholding so that she would get a large refund when she filed her tax return.
Required
Identify a control policy or procedure that would have prevented or detected each of the situations above.
* Learners and assessor should refer to the assessment evidence checklist & record as below:
Assessment Task 2 Assessment Evidence Checklist & Record
Learner’s ID: ______________________
Learner’s Name: ___________________________________
Performance & Knowledge Evidence
C/NYC
Comments
Review corporate governance requirements and implement effective operating procedures
Monitor policy and relevant financial legislation.
Discuss ethical considerations and confidentiality for management and handling of files and records
Identify and explain the key features of financial legislation relating to taxable transactions and reporting requirements
Explain a range of methods of work practices and routines relevant to internal control procedures
Describe the key requirements of organisational policy and procedures relating to:
· Corporate governance
· Financial delegations and accountabilities
Identify and explain the key principles of internal control and auditing.
Comments:
Signed by Learner:
Date:
Signed by Assessor:
Date:
Assignment 1: Research in Ethical and Corporate Governance Requirements
Students need to conduct a desk research and answer the following questions in a 2,000-word research report. Students must include legislation requirement and relevant examples.
Required:
Discuss the following;
a. How is good corporate governance achieved and how does it assist with the framework of rules, relationships, systems and processes within an organisation?
b. Explore the corporate governance requirements, organisational policy, and financial delegations and accountabilities
c. Discuss ethical considerations and conf.
In this section of "Rise of the Machines: Avoiding the Legal Pitfalls of App Development" Roger Royse, founder of the Royse Law Firm, discusses:
1. Misclassification: Independent Contractor vs. Employee
2. Managing Risk: What Are the Direct & Indirect Costs
3. Strategies for Avoiding Misclassification
4. Reporting
An information management update for in house counselDan Michaluk
This document provides an information management update for in-house counsel. It summarizes recent developments in several areas: privilege issues and recent case law developments around when communications are protected; data security, privacy breaches, and the rise of privacy class actions; assessing threats and violence prevention as an information management issue; and managing medical information with clear roles and consent processes. It also discusses challenges around personal use of work systems and accessing business information.
Chapter 12 Duties as a WhistleblowerWhistleblowerA whis.docxcravennichole326
Chapter 12: Duties as a Whistleblower
Whistleblower
A whistleblower is an employee or former employee who reports misconduct to people or entities that have the power and presumed willingness to take corrective action.
Whistleblowers can be internal or external.
Whistleblower Motivations
Whistleblower motivations include:
Revenge
Reputation Preservation
Altruism
Collecting financial rewards
Fasle Claims Act
Whistleblower (cont)
Whistleblower-
One of the most well known whistleblowers is Jeffrey Wigand, who exposed the Big Tobacco scandal, revealing that executives of the companies knew that cigarettes were addictive while approving the addition of known carcinogenic ingredients to the cigarettes.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140352/trailers-screenplay-E11632-10-2
Think Russell Crowe in the movie The Insider.
More recent whistleblowers include…..
Whistleblower (cont)
Cynthia Cooper (Worldcom), Coleen Rowley (FBI), and Sherron Watkins (Enron)
“their lives may not have been at stake, but Watkins, Rowley and Cooper put pretty much everything else on the line. Their jobs, their health, their privacy, their sanity--they risked all of them to bring us badly needed word of trouble inside crucial institutions”
Whistleblower Programs
FeatureIRSDodd-Frank ActFocusTax violationsFederal securities laws violations, including bribery, fraudulent accounting, and insider tradingSubmitted information Secret information or publicly available information Only “original”, nonpublic information Minimum threshold for recoveryOver $2 million Over $1 million Typical range of award15% to 30% of IRS Recovery15% to 30% of SEC RecoveryAnonymity protected? Yes, usuallyYesProtection against workplace retaliation?No Yes
Whistleblower Laws
Section 806 of SOX
Only applies to publicly traded companies
File a complaint with the Department of Labor (DOL)
If DOL hasn’t ruled on it within 180 days, it goes to federal court or a civil suit may be filed
Remedies of employee include relief “to make the employee whole”, compensatory damages (same job back, back pay, special damages as result of action)
Whistleblower Laws (cont)
Do Whistleblower laws (specifically SOX section 806 provisions) work?
whistle-blowers still face a painful cost-benefit decision: whether a lawsuit with uncertain chances of success is worth the professional and personal sacrifices that will assuredly be required
Many employees have to change industries after filing suit, whether the case has merit or not
A study that looked at 470 cases filed between 2002-2005, the whistleblower won only 3.6% of the time.
Whistleblower Laws (cont)
What can/should employers do?
Have an independently-operated whistleblower complaint system. If the system is operated by personnel skilled in the underlying accounting, auditing, and internal control issues, proper information will be immediately collected, so that investigations are cost-effective and complete.
Must be overseen by audit com ...
The costs associated with administering an employer-sponsored 401(k) plan have always been an issue that requires great care. Employers may soon find this task a little easier, thanks to some recent court rulings. The focus of the various courts has not been on the actual amount of fees charged, but on the objectivity of the process for determining those fees.
Publication Proactive Portection Against Wage Hour Audits[1]bentleyallin
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently launched its first iPhone application to help employees independently track work hours and calculate owed wages. This new app increases the burden of proof for employers to demonstrate accurate time tracking and wage compensation in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The DOL has also increased enforcement efforts through more investigators and a new "Plan/Prevent/Protect" strategy requiring employers to proactively find and remedy violations.
Publication Proactive Portection Against Wage Hour Audits[1]bentleyallin
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently launched its first iPhone application to help employees independently track work hours and calculate owed wages. This new app increases the burden of proof for employers to demonstrate accurate time tracking and compensation in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The DOL is stepping up enforcement of wage and hour laws through increased investigations and a new strategy requiring employers to proactively find and fix violations.
Did you know that firms using online payment solutions saw up to 6% year-over-year revenue growth in 2020 and collected nearly 40% more revenue per lawyer, according to the 2021 Legal Trends Report?
Offering the option to pay online makes it easy for your clients to pay—and that enables your firm to collect more revenue each month with less effort.
The best part is, securely automating billing and collections at your law firm is much simpler than you think—it’s all about choosing the right tools and having a proper system in place.
Join Joshua Lenon, Lawyer in Residence at Clio, to find out how you can leverage legal technology to maintain cash flow and improve revenue at your firm.
In this free webinar, you’ll learn:
- The benefits of offering online payment options and more ways to pay at your law firm
- How to comply with your ethical obligations and IOLTA trust accounting requirements
- Steps for creating an automated billing and payment process at your firm
This document discusses cybersecurity risks for small businesses and upcoming changes to US overtime pay rules. It reports that cyber fraud costs are estimated to reach $2 trillion by 2019, and that 1 in 4 small businesses were attacked in the last year, with average losses of $4,400. However, many small businesses incorrectly believe their bank will reimburse losses or don't know who would be responsible. Additionally, new US Department of Labor overtime rules taking effect in December 2016 will double the minimum salary threshold for exempt "white collar" employees from $23,600 to $47,476 per year. Employers should review their payroll practices to ensure compliance with the new rules.
Whether you manufacture pallets, you pivoted from your core product to produce PPE, or maybe you are a retailer who is looking for some great insight from industry experts or you have accounting or finance questions related to your construction business or any manner of business in between, we would be glad to have you join us.
The topics we will cover are not only relevant and timely, but they are also sure to reveal growth opportunities in your business. This special presentation features insight into the PPP Loan and Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness process, CARES Act implication, R&D opportunities, Human Resources compliance risks, and insight from leading professionals in the manufacturing and professional services space.
Specifically, we will discuss:
- Where we stand now and the future of manufacturing
- Risks in Manufacturing
- Cybersecurity Concerns and Issues
- State and Local Tax Risks
- HR Policies For Your Organization
This informative event will be hosted and moderated by Dustin Raber, director of manufacturing and distributions services at Rea & Associates.
5 Ways To Overcome Compliance Challenges In Financial ServicesNetDimensions
This document discusses ways for financial services companies to overcome compliance challenges. It recommends using a learning management system to: 1) keep employee training records up-to-date to prove due diligence during regulatory audits; 2) manage third-party risk by tracking supplier training; and 3) maintain regular cybersecurity certification of employees to prevent data breaches and resulting costly fines. Maintaining accurate training records through an LMS can help reduce personal liability for compliance failures.
The document discusses accounting principles related to plant assets, natural resources, and intangible assets. It covers several topics:
- Plant assets include physical resources used in business operations that are not for sale and have a useful life of multiple years.
- The cost of plant assets includes all expenditures to acquire and prepare the asset for use, such as purchase price, taxes, installation costs.
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Case Study:
Conflicting Clients
Topic:
Auditing (Confidentiality, Misrepresentation of Facts)
People Involved:
· Jennifer Grace, First year member of her CPA firm’s management group
· Tom Ward, CFO of Fantastic Developments, Inc., a client
While reviewing the current-year audit working papers of Coshocton National Bank (CNB), the engagement manager, Jennifer Grace, noted something curious. In the working papers related to loan valuation, Jennifer saw that the commercial loan of Fantastic Developments had been randomly selected for confirmation but that Fantastic had not responded to either the initial or second confirmation request. The audit staff disposed of this “loose end” by alternate procedures: examining cash collections (which had become somewhat sporadic) and vouching to underlying loan documentation, including a set of recent (unaudited) financial statements that showed Fantastic’s solid financial position and operating profitability.
Jennifer noted this reference to Fantastic Developments because this private company was also a client of her firm. In fact, Jennifer had served as the audit senior on the prior-year audit of Fantastic. She knew that the company had been struggling for a couple of years and had experienced recurring operating losses. Her knowledge of Fantastic did not reconcile with the discussion in the audit working papers related to the financial statements furnished to the bank.
When Jennifer contacted Fantastic’s CFO, Tom Ward, and inquired about the company’s apparently miraculous turnaround, he was noncommittal and unhelpful. Tom replied that business had picked up. He apologized for not calling Jennifer’s firm himself because he had been so busy, and then he told her that Fantastic had decided to engage another CPA firm for its accounting and auditing needs. Although confused, Jennifer obviously couldn’t reject the possibility that this abrupt dismissal was a direct consequence of her inquiry.
As a result, Jennifer wonders whether the financial statements which Fantastic furnished to the bank as a basis for a loan application are fraudulent. The bank apparently has no such suspicion, however.
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1. In the class action case of Pierce v. Visteon, the employer used numerous COBRA and benefits
administrators. Most of the qualifying events related to extensive layoffs that occurred during
December 2004.
The court saw a
complete lack of COBRA
oversight by the
employer, which was
the plan administrator.
HERE ARE SOME KEY LEARNINGS
FROM THIS CASE:
Automated processes are good but they still must be subject
to regular verification
Even if your outsourced COBRA administrator is doing a good
job, designate at least one employee for COBRA inquiries
If you outsource COBRA administration, ensure that your
administrator is providing regular activity reports and that
you’re reviewing them
Employer Penalized
$1.8 Million
A district court recently assessed
the damages: more than $1.8M plus
attorney fees.
two million dollars
Glitches in an automated data feed
between an employer and its COBRA
administrators affected more than
700 employees. one thousand employees
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