04/17/2009
If your organization sells products or services on credit, take note: May 1, 2009, is the deadline to comply with the identity theft requirements in the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act. Dubbed the “red flag” rules, they require all financial institutions and creditors to create and implement a written program for “detection, prevention and mitigation” of identity theft of consumers’ data.
04/17/2009
If an employee is taking FMLA leave to care for a newborn or to adopt a child, you can require the person to take any planned FMLA leave in one session. FMLA intermittent leave is not guaranteed for birth and adoption the way it is for other serious conditions that require periodic care.