By Russell D. Chapman The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed its first lawsuit directly challenging the operation of a wellness … Read more
What Employers Should Know About the Americans With Disabilities Act
By Sandra S. Moran The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s efforts to enforce the 2008 American with Disabilities Amendments Act have certainly … Read more
The Problem When Managers Get Too Fond of Discretionary Rewards
Ah, management discretion. Leaders often have a great fondness for discretionary rewards, particularly in bonus and incentive plans. And why not? … Read more
California Repeals 60-Day Waiting Period on Health Insurance
By Sara Richland Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a “waiting period” is defined as the period that must pass before coverage for an … Read more
Retention and Reward: Struggling With the Consequences
Employee retention is a double-edged sword. According to Merriam Webster, in addition to being a sword with two sharp edges, this is defined as something … Read more
HMO, PPO, EPO: What’s the Best Health Plan For Your Employees?
What’s in a name? When it comes to health plans sold on the individual market, these days it’s often less than people think. The lines that distinguish … Read more
Not Paying Employees On Time? It’s Considered an FLSA Violation
By John E. Thompson A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims underscores important propositions under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act to … Read more
Some 16% of Large Employers Plan to Still Offer “Skinny” Health Plans
Nearly one company in six in a new survey from a major employer group plans to offer health coverage that doesn’t meet the Affordable Care … Read more
2015 Salary Survey: It’s Another Year – and Another Mediocre 3% Increase
Is the U.S. economy really improving? Some people want to think it is, but if you look at the early projections for 2015 salary increases and consider such … Read more
New Obamacare Wrinkle: Some Employees Get Automatically Enrolled
Newly hired employees who don’t sign up for health insurance on the job could have it done for them under an Affordable Care Act provision that may take … Read more