By Adam-Paul John Tuzzo While some states are clamoring for stricter laws concerning mandatory influenza vaccinations, some lawmakers in Wisconsin have … Read more
It Takes More Than Perks Alone to Build a Long-Term Engaging Culture
Perks are becoming more popular because of high-profile examples in Silicon Valley, where perks have been taken to the extreme. Foosball tables, free … Read more
Intern or Employee? It Depends on Whether They Hinder or Help
By Carmon M. Harvey Gone are the days where the young people of the world are willing to work for peanuts (or less) to beef up their resumes with … Read more
Why You Really Shouldn’t Over Rely on Pay-For-Performance
Recently over on Compensation Cafe, I shared the story of one team of highly skilled professionals in one very large organization and how a sole focus … Read more
Labor Department’s FLSA Compliance Focus Now Targeting Hotel Industry
By John E. Thompson One of the U.S. Department of Labor‘s continuing federal Fair Labor Standards Act enforcement initiatives targets hotels and … Read more
Salary Transparency: Do the Upsides Outweigh the Traditional Concerns?
So how would you feel if everyone at your company knew your exact salary, and vice versa? Do you think the advantages would outweigh the disadvantages? … Read more
How Obamacare Impacts Health Care For Federal Employees
Open enrollment season begins this week for the approximately 8 million federal workers and their dependents who receive health care coverage through the … Read more
Labor Unions May Get Exempted From Controversial Obamacare Fee
Weeks after denying labor’s request to give union members access to health law subsidies, the Obama Administration is signaling it intends to exempt some … Read more
Obamacare Bringing Changes to Employer-Based Health Plans,Too
It’s annual enrollment time, the autumn period when many people with job-based health insurance ante up for another year. Although news reports have … Read more
Flexible Spending Account Rules Will Now Allow a $500 Annual Carry Over
By Robert C. Christenson The IRS handed health care flexible spending account participants an early Christmas present on Halloween when it modified … Read more