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
Promoting from Within: Employers Are Motivated, But It’s Not Always Easy
A recent survey by the College for America, The 2014 Workplace Strategies Survey, conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, reveals that employers … Read more
It’s a Tough Job Market, Especially If You’re Trying to Hire Nurses
As National Nurses Week begins, Wanted Analytics took a fresh look at the hiring demand for nurses and found, to the surprise of no one who recruits and … Read more
April Unemployment Rate Plunges as 800,000 Leave the Workforce
The unemployment rate plummeted in April to the lowest point in more than five years, as the U.S. economy added an unexpectedly large 288,000 jobs during … Read more
What Leaders Can Learn from Donald Sterling’s Big Mouth
This week, NBA commissioner Adam Silver made the decision to ban Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling from the NBA for life in response to racist … 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
A Costly Reminder of Employer Verification Obligations
By Mel M. C. Cole Employers work hard to make sure they comply with federal immigration law, but they must remember not to take their efforts too far. Last … Read more
Worried About Engagement? Better Worry About Employee Trust First
According to the American Psychological Association’s 2014 Work and Well-Being Survey released last week, only half of U.S employees believe their employer … Read more
Senate Confirms Controversial New Wage and Hour Administrator
By Ilyse Wolens Schuman The revised Senate rule allowing certain presidential nominations to be confirmed with a simple majority vote – previously … Read more