The IRS has announced that it will defer the new requirement for employers to report on Form W-2 the cost of coverage under an employer-sponsored group health plan, making that reporting optional in 2011. The IRS has determined that this relief is necessary to provide employers the time they need to make changes to their [...]

If you have to ask this question: Does my company need an Emergency Action Plan? Then you are at a high risk for being non-compliant with OSHA rules! According to OSHA: Almost every business is required to have an emergency action plan (EAP). If fire extinguishers are required or provided in your workplace, and if [...]

On Friday, October 8, Marty Davis, CEO of Legal Solutions Group, will be participating in a panel discussion on hot topics for South Florida employers. He will be discussing workers comp and related labor issues. The seminar will be held from 1 pm – 4 pm at the Hyatt Summerfield Suites, located at 5710 Blue [...]

Marty E. Davis, Esq. and Jose M. Chanfrau IV, principals of Legal Solutions Group, will be attending the 2010 South Florida In-House Counsel CLS Conference on September 23. Held in Ft. Lauderdale, the event is being presented by the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) America South Florida Chapter. The primary theme of this year’s conference [...]

The 2010 Amendments signed by the governor: amends the definition of “principal” so that it only applies to individuals acting for himself or herself, and not as a fiduciary or as an official of any legal, governmental or commercial entity, who executes a power of attorney; eliminates the provision that created a presumption that the [...]

Florida business owners with employees need should be aware of the proposed changes to the state’s workers’ compensation rules of procedure.  The Florida Department of Administrative Hearings has put five major areas under discussion, according to this analysis: 1. Adjusters at Mediations The primary rule change that will impact adjusters handling claims is Rule 6.110(5)(a), [...]

Margaret Spence is the Founder and CEO of Douglas Claims & Risk Consultants, Inc. based in Boca Raton, Florida. She is an expert at showing companies how to slash their workers’ compensation cost by implementing strategies that drastically reduce injury rates, increase productivity and energize employees to work safely. In a recent article, Margaret discusses [...]

Breaking news from McClatchy online: Calling the wording of a Republican-backed constitutional amendment on health care “manifestly misleading,” a Circuit Court judge in Leon County has tossed it off the November ballot. The proposal had been drafted and put forward by the GOP-led state legislature as a counter to the new federal health care plan. [...]

Many business owners today certainly don’t need to open a newspaper to see what’s going on in the economy – they are experiencing it for themselves! However, there are a lot of business owners who have been able to weather the situation and keep afloat. What sets them apart? Is it luck? Absolutely not – [...]

Humana, a major health insurance carrier based in Louisville, Kentucky, has had so much success with e-Prescription pilot programs in Florida and Texas that it is now planning to expand the program to other states, including its home state of Kentucky. Currently, approximately 2,000 doctors are using the free services, called CarePrescribe, across Florida and [...]