We have such good intentions, particularly at this time of year. We intend to eat better, get more sleep, head to the gym more often, budget better. Then … Read more
3 Reasons Why 2013 Will Be THE Year for Benefits Communications
Benefits communication rarely gets the credit — or attention, or budget, or planning — it deserves. Despite well-documented empirical evidence of its … Read more
13 Easy and (Mostly) Low-Cost Employee Wellness Changes for 2013
Right about now, your employees are wondering whether they’ll keep their new resolutions or dust off the old ones and give them one more go. Even your … Read more
Big Surprise? Not Really – Pay Equity Now a Top Priority for EEOC
After reviewing the EEOC’s newly-approved Strategic Enforcement Plan, there are no surprises for employers when it comes to identifying where to … Read more
Play or Pay With Obamacare? 7 Reasons Why “Pay” Is Not the Easy Answer
With every day that goes by, the nation’s employers move a step closer to having to make a decision: Do I play or pay? Employers now have just a little … Read more
Don’t Let Your Workers Fall Off Their Own Fiscal Cliff This January
Now that Congress has mostly averted falling off the fiscal cliff by penning The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, some employees may have a false … Read more
Paying Employees For Overtime Work Is Not a By-The-Job Matter
By John E. Thompson Recent reports have described more than one scenario in which an employer violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act because the … Read more
CEO Pay: Why Not More Outrage Over Other Highly Paid People?
Why do so many of us get so bent out of shape about CEO compensation, but not about that of other relatively highly paid people? That is the central … Read more
New Hikes Will Give Washington, Oregon Highest Minimum Wage Rates
By Alyssa Engelberg On January 1, 2013, the minimum wage for employees working in Washington will increase to $9.19 per hour. On the same day, the minimum … Read more
Two Possible Year End Tax Tips to Share With Your Employees
Talk of the fiscal cliff is everywhere these days, so many of your employees may be concerned right now about what will happen to their tax rates. While no … Read more