Get ready for another big push for the four-day work week. Last month when my colleague Lance Haun asked, “Whatever Happened to the Four-Day Work … Read more
Ohio Supreme Court: Employers Are Not Required to Grant Maternity Leave
By Morris L. Hawk As the issue of pregnancy discrimination heats up nationwide, the issue recently came to the forefront in the Midwest after the Ohio … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Law Firms get Pay for Performance, and Driving Home a Perk
Summer may be winding down and lots of people may be out on vacation, but that doesn’t mean there is nothing going on. The news never stops, and that means … Read more
Medical Tourism: It Can Cut Costs, But is it Right for Your Employees?
We’ve heard of quite a few schemes to cut health care costs. Certainly cutting coverage and switching insurance companies to save a buck are the less … Read more
Do Your Employees Really Want to Get Their Benefits Info via Social Media?
Last month I shared my befuddlement about the National Business Group on Health’s findings that employees don’t want information about their benefits via … Read more
What You Need to Know About California’s Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
By Todd Solomon & Brian Tiemann The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that California’s ban on same-sex marriage … Read more
Weekly Wrap: $142,000 in OT, Friday Work Perk, and English Muffin Secrets
Looking for a quick round-up of workforce and HR-related stories you might have missed this week? Well if that’s the case, then this is the feature for you … Read more
How to Translate the DOL Health Care Reform Notices Into English
This week I spoke about communicating health care reform at the IFEBP Benefit Communication and Technology Institute in Boston. I talked to a number of … Read more
New Survey: 98% of Companies Plan to Give Raises Next Year
It may be only August, but here’s a good reason to look forward to next year: a new Mercer survey says that “more than 98 percent of companies plan to … Read more
What do Your Employees Really Know About Their Benefits?
In all too many companies, Kimmie the junior HR associate leads a conference room full of half-asleep employees through a positively delightful Power Point … Read more