If you’ve ever had an employee lose their home to foreclosure, if you’ve ever had an employee lose everything in a fire, if you’ve ever had an employee … Read more
A Battle We Need to Keep Waging: More Parental Leave For U.S. Employees
I’m 33. Many people in my age group are having kids and are realizing just how bad family leave policies are in the United States. Me? I’ve known it my … Read more
New Year, Same Story: 2016 Forecast Is For Another Year of 3% Raises
If you were thinking all the recent news of job growth signaled a big comeback for the U.S. economy, think again — because another economic indicator … Read more
Why Is Pregnancy Such a Touchy Subject In Employee Wellness Health Assessments?
By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News “Are you pregnant?” It’s a topic employers generally avoid, since the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 prohibited … Read more
Gravity Payments Proves That Paying Everyone Equally Is an Equally Bad Idea
Many of you may have read about Gravity Payments, the company in Seattle with the magnanimous CEO who decided to do the right thing. In April, CEO Dan … Read more
Are You Ready to Handle New Obamacare Reporting Requirements?
On June 25, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled yet again on the Affordable Care Act, finding that tax credits are available to individuals in states that utilize … Read more
Senators Introduce Legislation Targeting Worker Misclassification
By Ilyse Wolens Schuman Two weeks after the U.S. Department of Labor issued an Administrator’s Interpretation cautioning that “most workers are … Read more
HR Basics: How to Cope When You Have a Compensation Department of One
Over the last few years, we have seen a rise in attention to the all too common, “HR Department of One.” These Jacks-and-Jills-of-all-trades, (and master … Read more
Tech Insights: Measuring What Matters, or How HR Should We Evaluate EAPs?
Employee assistance programs (EAPs) make sense because they improve productivity by helping employees with personal problems. Of course, that presumes they … Read more
Big Challenges Are Looming For HR With Affordable Care Act Compliance
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in favor of the administration in King v. Burwell should erase any lingering doubt that complying with the … Read more