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Topic Spotlight

Benefits

• Consumers may be baffled by choices of CDHPs, EBRI says
• IRS provides circumstances under which a child of divorced or separated parents will be treated as a dependent of both

Environmental

• Revisions to Boiler New Source Performance Standards Proposed
• New EPA Memos Provide Agency Interpretations of RCRA Requirements

Employment Law

• DOJ revises charging guidelines for prosecuting corporate fraud
• HHS proposes regulation that protects health care providers' right of conscience

Human Resource Management

• More than 80 percent of American workers worry about something job-related
• Salary increase budgets below 4 percent for 2008 and 2009, Conference Board reports

Payroll

• Option to purchase shoes via pay deductions is permissible
• IRS updates substitute forms specs for information returns

Pension

• DOL issues proposed regs and class PTE on provision of investment advice for self-directed plans and IRAs
• IRS' revised EPCRS procedure expands self-correction, voluntary correction programs

Safety

• OSHA recognizes Coors Brewing for excellence in occupational safety and health
• OSHA forms partnership to protect employees during construction of new Pittsburgh arena

Unemployment Insurance/Social Security

• New forms will make correcting employment tax returns easier

News Headlines

Employment Law
	Court reduces punitive damages award in religious bias jury verdict
Human Resources Management
	One-in-four workers do not feel loyal to their current employer, survey finds
Payroll
	Texas amends its UI regulations regarding the disclosure of confidential information
Pension and Benefits
	401(k) service providers should disclose compensation and be liable for losses: GAO report
Unemployment Insurance with Social Security
	SSA revises fee payment policy to correct errors in release of fees to clients
Safety / OSHA
	OSHA proposes $138,500 in penalties against Cullman, Ala., metal fabricator for 31 safety and health violations
CCH News
	Absenteeism survey finds most employees call in “sick” for reasons other than illness