Last month I shared a story on health care costs titled The Bitter Pill. That might’ve been what CVS felt they swallowed when they saw their name … Read more
Smartphone Use by Non-Exempt Workers: It’s Even a Problem For Police
Do your managers expect employees to check their emails and other messaging options after hours or on the weekends? (That’s sort of everybody, … Read more
Employee Entitlement: Why You Need to Beware of Self-Inflicted Wounds
First of two parts As human resource people see it, entitlement is organizational tuberculosis, a wasting disease that saps energy from the enterprise. … Read more
Getting Down to Specifics on the Employee Mandate Under Obamacare
By Steven A. Witt Since the landmark 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision in NFIB v. Sebelius, largely upholding President Obama’s Patient Protection and … Read more
More Companies Now Moving to High-Deductible Health Plans
Historically, one of the perks of working at a big company has been generous health benefits with modest out-of-pocket costs. But increasingly, large … Read more
Why Isn’t the FLSA Minimum Wage Really $33 Per Hour?
By John E. Thompson U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, recently asked during a Senate committee hearing why the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s … Read more
Poll Finds 3 Years Later, Americans Still Don’t Understand Obamacare
It’s been three years since President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, yet two-thirds of uninsured adults — the very people the law … Read more
Play or Pay With Obamacare: Employers Wonder Which Way to Go
Many of the nation’s employers are still on the fence concerning the “Play or Pay” question in health care reform. Some are leaning toward “Play” (offering … Read more
Helping Employees Invest: It’s the Secret to Getting Them Get Set For Retirement
Robots have replaced many jobs that people used to do. Luckily, they haven’t replaced all of them but there is something to be said for programming a robot … Read more
After 20 Years It’s Time to Ask: Is the FMLA Still Working?
It’s hard to believe that the FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) was signed into law 20 years ago. How has the FMLA impacted employers, workers and … Read more