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• Compensation & Benefits
• Employee Relations
• Harassment
• Health & Safety

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HR Links: Compensation and Benefits

Benefits

• Cafeteria Plans  – IRS FAQs
• California COBRA 
  • FAQs  Dept. of Managed Health Care
    • Senior CA-COBRA
• Equal Benefits Ordinance  – domestic partners – San Francisco
• Employee Benefits Security Administration  Laws, regulations and guidance
• Employee Benefits Legal Resource Site  Maximum Benefits and Contributions Limits for 1996-2003
• Health Benefits Advisor  – DOL elaws
• HIPAA
  • U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
    • Modifications – Privacy Standards – Final
• International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans 
• Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)   -DOL
  • EFAST – ERISA  Filing Acceptance System 5500etc
• SDI  State Disability Insurance – California
• West Group  – Employee Benefits

California

• Industrial Relations, Department of
  • Division of Labor Standards Enforcement DLSE
    • Child Labor Law Pamphlet 2000
    • Wages  – laws relating to time place and manner of payment
    • Which Wage Order?  – selecting the proper order
  • Division of Labor Statistics and Research
    • Fatal Occupational Injuries
    • Opinion Letters
    • Prevailing wage data  
  • Minimum Wage  – CA history, 1943-present
  • News Releases (DIR)
  • Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board
  • Wage Orders (1-17) IWC
    • Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Orders 2001 with Summary  . pdf
    • Summary only  . pdf
    • Statement as to the Basis  – Wage Orders, & Computer Professionals (SB 88) .pdf
  • Workers’ Compensation
    • Classification Codes
• Insurance, California Department of
• Legislative Analyst’s Office
• Legislation-Bills etc.
• Managed Health Care, California Department of
  • Statutes And Regulations Relating to Health Care Plans n California  
• National Guard  – California
• Ninth Circuit (Federal) Court Decisions  (California’s Circuit Court)
• Prevailing Wage Information
• Proposition 65  – The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Actof 1986. Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
• Regulations, California Code of Senate
  • Listen to the Senate  – You can now listen to live Senate Hearings and Floor Sessions
  • Locate your Senator  – California
• Tax Information Center  – business and personal

Compensation

• American Payroll Association
  • State Links tax, revenue, labor, child support and new hire reporting
• Bay Area Compensation Association
• BLS  – Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • Occupational Compensation Surveys  – BLS
  • Economy at a Glance  – BLS
• CompensationLink.com  – Global on-line service
• DataMasters  – Computer industry surveys, costs of living comparison and more
• Minimum wage and overtime statistics for all states.  DOL
• Paycheck calculation tools  PaycheckCity.com Numerous pay related calculators
• Salary Finder  – Compares salaries for various cities for cost of living differences.
• Salary and Wage Surveys  – Employers Group
• WorldatWork  – Compensation Association

CPI-BLS

• CPI  All
• CPI   Western Region

Federal Government

• Labor Department  (DOL)
  • BLS  – Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • Child Labor  – Federal -Youth Rules
  • COBRA  Continuation of Health Coverage – FAQs, laws, regs., etc.
  • Elaws  – Employment Laws Assistance for Workers and small business
  • Employee Benefits Security Administration  Laws, regulations and guidance
    • Compliance Assistance for Group Health Plans, HIPAA, etc

Medicare

• Medicare  Official U.S. site  
• Medicare Basics- .pf HHS 

Medical

• Centers For Disease Control
• Columbia University, Healthwise   – Search index
• MEDLINEplus  – Ntl. Library of Medicine, Ntl. Institutes of Health
• National Mental Health Association  – Mental Health
• Yahoo Medical Sites

Military

• DOL USERRA Advisor
• USERRA Facts for Employers  – regarding military leaves

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

• United States Department of Commerce – Census Bureau  – SIC converted to NAICS

State Disability Insurance (SDI)

• California SDI

Social Security

• Social Security, On-Line  – Social Security Administration
  • Calculators  – Social Security Administration
  • Employer Reporting Instructions & Information 
  • Employment Support For People with Disabilities
  • Foreign Workers and Social Security Numbers 
  • Marriage, Divorce and Name Changes 
  • Ticket to Hire Work Program   referral service for qualified workers with disabilities

Statistics

• Bureau of Labor Statistics   
• Tax Stats  – data files compiled from tax and information returns filed with the IRS
• White House Statistics Briefing Room  – current federal economic indicators

Tax

• Employers Tax Guide  Circular E, IRS .pdf
• Employers Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits   IRS .pdf
• State Board of Equalization
• Tax  – California Franchise Tax Board (FTB)
• Tax  – Federal, Treasury Department
  • W-4 Form 2003
  • Federal Income Tax  – Brochure explaining tax and penalties. I.e., penalties for falsification of W-4.
• Travel, Entertainment, Gift & Car Expenses  – IRS .pdf
• Tax & Accounting Sites

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