BULE 303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Federal Insurance Contributions Act Tax, Employers Group, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act
24 Apr 2018
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In 1993, congress passed the family and medical leave act (fmla) to allow employees to take time off from work for family or medical reasons. A majority of the states have similar legislation, and many employers maintain private family- leave plans for their workers. An employer that violates the fmla can be required to provide various remedies, including the following: Instead of suing for injuries, a worker is compensated: requirements, workers" co(cid:373)pe(cid:374)satio(cid:374) (cid:448)ersus litigatio(cid:374). Instead of suing, an injured worker files a claim with the administrative agency or (cid:271)oard that ad(cid:373)i(cid:374)isters lo(cid:272)al (cid:449)orkers" (cid:272)o(cid:373)pe(cid:374)satio(cid:374) (cid:272)lai(cid:373)s. Usually, the statutes allow employers to purchase insurance from a private i(cid:374)surer or a state fu(cid:374)d to pa(cid:455) (cid:449)orkers" (cid:272)o(cid:373)pe(cid:374)satio(cid:374) (cid:271)e(cid:374)efits i(cid:374) the e(cid:448)e(cid:374)t of a claim. Income security: social security: portion of income (whether paycheck or self-employed) goes to fica (federal insurance contributions act), medicare: federal government health-insurance program for people 65 years of age, and for those under 65 who are disabled.
