Employees in New York and California are being cheated out of millions in wages by their employers, a new study reveals, and the U.S. Department of Labor … Read more
Avoiding the Holiday PTO Trap: You Need to Get Line Managers On Board
If you work in HR, this is the time of year when you may be itching to discuss holiday PTO with line managers. But there is likely a topic that you are … Read more
Small Businesses Drop Health Coverage Due to Obamacare Alternatives
For two decades Atlanta restaurant owner Jim Dunn offered a group health plan to his managers and helped pay for it. That ended Dec. 1, after the … Read more
Employers Love Wellness Plans, But the Question is – Do They Even Work?
If you get health insurance at work, chances are you have some sort of wellness plan, too. But so far there’s no real evidence as to whether these plans … Read more
Court: Screening Workers Going Home Doesn’t Count as Work Time
By John E. Thompson The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday found that the time non-exempt employees spent in connection with an end-of-workday security screening … Read more
The Challenges an Employee May Have Switching to a Spouse’s Insurance
If a married couple who each have health insurance through a job want to switch coverage from one employer to the other, usually it’s a snap. During the … Read more
Believe It or Not, Promotions Are Also Viewed as Workplace Rewards
Promotions are a form of reward, even though they don’t always jingle like direct cash. A jump in title status alone is sometimes enough to be strong … Read more
5 Signs That You Aren’t Paying Your Employees Enough
I was reading an article recently, it was one of those “Best Places To Work” type of articles. Since I run a company, I’m always looking out for good ideas … Read more
Biggest Loser Contests at Work? Only If They Pass Muster With the EEOC
By Howard Mavity We are again running a Biggest Loser Contest among our 31 offices and will award prizes, beginning at $1,000, to individuals who lose the … Read more
Feds Warn Employers Not to Dump Sick Workers From Health Plans
As employers try to minimize expenses under the health law, the Obama Administration has warned them against paying high-cost workers to leave the company … Read more