By John E. Thompson There has always been a great deal of mistaken conventional wisdom afoot where the federal Fair Labor Standards Act is concerned. We … Read more
Group Pushing Employers to Offer Pregnancy Coverage for Dependents
Employer health plans routinely cover pregnancy costs for workers and their spouses—but not necessarily daughters. According to a handful of new complaints … Read more
What to Tell Employees About Health Care Reform: Tips For Enrollment
Last of three parts What’s left to say during enrollment if you told your employees everything else about the Affordable Care Act (see part 1 and part 2 of … Read more
What to Tell Employees About Health Care Reform: Must-Do’s This Summer
Second of three parts Yes, you need to get your health care reform communication out this summer. That will get you ahead of the consumer marketing and … Read more
New Rules Increase Rewards, Penalties For Worker Wellness Participation
Employers will be able to increase rewards to workers who participate in wellness programs under final rules released Wednesday by the Obama … Read more
What to Tell Employees About Health Care Reform: Where You Should Start
First of three parts It has been more than three years since we first told you what to tell employees about health care reform. We’ve gone on a … Read more
Wages, Salaries & Overtime – Oh My! 4 Myths About Employee Pay
By David Hackett “We get up at 12 and start to work at 1! Take an hour for lunch and then, at 2, we’re done! Jolly good fun!” In the 1939 classic The … Read more
Which Comes First, the Pay or the Performance?
It’s an age-old negotiation. Pay me more and I will perform. Perform better and I will pay you. So what comes first, the payment or the performance? Hay … Read more
How Far Can Employers Go In Mandating What Employees Eat?
I’ve yet to talk with someone about employee wellness without hearing about how an employer allows — if not actually provides — donuts or cupcakes or … Read more
Finally – Labor Dept. Sets Deadline to Tell Employees About State Exchanges
The U.S. Department of Labor just cleared up a piece of the ambiguity lurking in your health care reform communication strategy! You may remember that the … Read more