What if employers started giving workers a chunk of cash to buy health insurance on their own instead of offering them a chance to buy into the company … Read more
Philadelphia Mayor Raises Local Minimum Wage For City Contractors
By Christopher P. Stief Earlier this week, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, acting by Executive Order, raised the minimum wage that must be paid by firms … Read more
Employers May Move Workers With High Medical Costs to Exchanges
Can corporations shift workers with high medical costs from the company health plan into online insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act? … Read more
The Gender Pay Gap: Can You Explain Your Salary Differentials?
There is a gender pay gap. The attention to the issue by the media is fully warranted. Academics are arguing over the size of the gap but it exists in … Read more
Minimum Wage Bill Fails in Senate, But Don’t Expect Issue to Disappear
By Ilyse Wolens Schuman As expected, Senate supporters of the Minimum Wage Fairness Act (S. 2223) failed this week to garner the 60 votes needed to bring … Read more
Dying to Work, or Why Great Workplaces Are Healthy Workplaces
Work can be sickening. Literally. During an appearance at the recent Great Place to Work annual conference this month n New Orleans, Stanford business … Read more
Like It or Not, Pay Transparency Is Coming (So Better Get Ready)
Yes, the big focus today on pay transparency is political. The history of the Paycheck Fairness Act is a dead giveaway – it was proposed by Senate … Read more
Employers Stuck in the Middle on Evolving Equal Pay Laws
By Gregory D. Hanscom President Obama recently signed two executive orders changing the landscape of equal pay protections applicable to federal … Read more
U.S. Senate Once Again Rejects Paycheck Protection Act
By Ilyse Wolens Schuman As expected, U.S. Senate supporters of the Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 2199) failed to muster the 60 votes needed to advance the bill … Read more
A New Fad: States, Local Governments Hiking the Minimum Wage
By Gregory Hanscom A centerpiece of President Obama’s current legislative agenda is raising the federal minimum wage. While many doubt a bill raising the … Read more