In the last week, a couple of research reviews have crossed my desk, both summarizing decades of research, surveys and analysis in the complex and … Read more
A Dozen Reasons The Netflix Maternity Leave Benefit May Be A Bad Idea
Adding extraordinary benefits appears on the surface to be a generous move. I certainly support the practice, but corporate leaders need to realize that … Read more
Large Employers Planning To Tightly Manage Employee Use of Expensive Drugs
By Lisa Gillespie, Kaiser Health News More than half of large employers in 2016 will aim to more tightly manage employees’ use of high-priced specialty … Read more
Does the Ratio of CEO to Employee Pay Really Matter?
By Howard Mavity The Securities and Exchange Commission recently voted to require employers to disclose the pay gap between the CEO and his or her … Read more
Financial Wellness Is More Than “Nice to Have” in Today’s Environment
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