It’s a wait-and-see year for employers, in part driven by the seemingly endless legal challenges to the Affordable Care Act. But health care is big this … Read more
HR 101: How to Develop a Successful Sick Leave Policy
One of the many policies human resource departments develop and implement involve employee sick leave. Paid sick days are usually offered by an … Read more
The Problem When You Have a Pay-For-Pulse Compensation Strategy
Picture the scene: Your company doesn’t have enough money in the annual merit spend budget to grant more than an average 2 percent increase to … Read more
Appeals Courts Split on Legality of Subsidies Under Health Care Act
Two U.S. appeals courts Tuesday reached opposite conclusions about the legality of subsidies in the Affordable Care Act, a key part of the law that brings … Read more
How Employee Benefits Are Changing Around the World
In the last 12 months I’ve been to 73 cities in 19 countries, working with our global clients about the advantages of using online benefit management … Read more
Health Plans Dropping Contraceptive Coverage Must Notify Participants
By Ilyse Wolens Schuman In response to the recent U.S. Supreme Court holding in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby that closely held, for-profit entities with … Read more
Digging Down Into How Employees Are Dealing With Financial Stress
What are organizations doing to help employees manage financial difficulties? SHRM (in collaboration with Elevate) explored this question in their recent … Read more
A Split EEOC Issues New Guidelines on Pregnancy Discrimination
By Ilyse Wolens Schuman The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued new enforcement guidance on pregnancy discrimination and related issues, … Read more
World Cup Success Means a Big Payout, But Does It Motivate Anyone?
Germany defeated Argentina to win the coveted FIFA Trophy last weekend, and one of the most tumultuous World Cups in recent history finally came to a … Read more
Stacked Ranking: A Pay For Performance Model You Need to Avoid
Ann Bares recently wrote a predictive article here on TLNT about the potential end of merit pay (How Will We Pay With Open Salaries and No Performance … Read more