Furnishing new evidence of slower growth in health costs, a new survey by consulting firm Mercer said Wednesday that employers spent 4.1 percent more on … Read more
Washington’s New Marijuana Law: Here’s the Good News for Employers
By Erin O. Sweeney On Election Day, the state of Washington became a national trailblazer when voters approved a state initiative legalizing the … Read more
Part-Time Hurricane Sandy Relief Workers Win Health Benefits
That didn’t take long. Just one week after an online petition made news by calling for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to give health benefits to … Read more
Employees Love It, But Does a 4-Day Workweek Work For Your Business?
Business owners, do your employees work a four-day workweek? If you answered no, you’re not alone. The business world has evolved in many ways over the … Read more
Facebook’s Long-Awaited Job Board is Finally Ready to Launch
UPDATE: Facebook’s job board launched on Wednesday morning (Nov. 14.) Facebook’s much postponed job board is now scheduled for launch — … Read more
High Deductible Health Plans: Low Premiums, Steep Risks for Employees
Alison Mitisek was at a Denver pediatrician’s office with her 15-month-old son last August when she passed out. The doctor’s office staff … Read more
Engage for Success: How the UK is Tackling Employee Engagement
This is a landmark week in the United Kingdom for employee engagement. The Engage for Success initiative has launched – the result of three years of … Read more
Post-Election Wage-Hour Laws: What You Should Be Watching For
By John E. Thompson Now that the election is behind us, employers should consider what they might anticipate in the field of wage-hour law, which is … Read more
Ugly Obama Re-Election Comments on Facebook Get 2 Employees Fired
By Eric B. Meyer To all the haters of social media policies: If nothing less, the social media policy reminds employees that if they act like a fool … Read more
Executive Compensation Rising, But Nowhere Near Pre-Recession Levels
In the years leading up to the recession, the talent market was hot. Unemployment in 2007 was hovering in the 4.5 percent range and U.S. GDP growth – while … Read more