Remote work: 5 legal pitfalls tripping up companies now
The freedom to work from home is one of the most highly sought after perks today. And in order...
Tag: benefits
Millennials Are Obsessed with Branding. Use It to Your Advantage.
It’s no secret that millennial candidates care about much more than just collecting a bigger paycheck when looking for...
4 Ways to Enhance the Workplace for Generation Z
The youngest talent populating the labour market belongs to a cohort called Generation Z; generally defined as anyone born...
Sabbaticals Help Fight Employee Burnout
PwC’s Beata Zagona on sabbatical in South Africa alongside a rhinoceros. When executive recruiter Beata Zagona, a self-described city...
Employers: Be Bold With Your Benefits
It is an exciting time for employee benefit professionals. Just a few years ago, we were consumed with legislative...
IRS Reverses Itself Again to Permit DB Plan Sponsors to Offer Retiree Lump-Sum Windows
Defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors received another “derisking” tool in early March when the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and...
Opioid Treatment Programs Offer Second Chances to Workers Facing Addiction
When a job seeker fails a pre-employment drug test, often the company rescinds the offer and both parties move...
3 Ways to Help Employees Save Money on Prescriptions
The escalating cost of prescriptions is a hard pill to swallow for employees. That’s because it’s becoming more common...
By the Numbers: The Latest Health Care Statistics
Workforce‘s March issue focuses on benefits, and this year we honed in on health care costs. As health care...
5 Paid Family Leave Trends to Watch in 2019
In 2018, Microsoft surprised employers and policymakers alike when it announced a new requirement for its vendors: give contract...
Why Consumer-Directed Healthcare Communication Is More Important Than Ever
If you missed a paycheck, how much would that threaten your family’s financial situation? That’s the question that became...
Be Wary of What’s Rocking in the Cradle Act
Earlier this week, Republican Sens. Joni Ernst and Mike Lee introduced the Child Rearing and Development Leave Empowerment Act...
The FLSA’s Salary Test Just Doesn’t Matter
By now may have heard that the Department of Labor announced its intent to increase the qualifying salary threshold for its...
‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Offers an Honest Look at Borderline Personality Disorder
My favorite television show is airing its final episode in a few weeks. “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” follows the life of...
Workplace Fairy Tales: Why There’s No Such Thing as “Unlimited” PTO
It drives me crazy when I hear people touting “unlimited” PTO. That’s because “unlimited” time off is really just...
Finally! A Plan for Employee Smoke Breaks that Works!
I’ve long been very outspoken about how I hate employee smoke breaks. I don’t smoke and I don’t get...
The 4 Myths of Health Care Cost Reduction
Employers are doing everything they can to curb health care costs. Sure, and if you believe that you may...
Caregiving Perks Enter the 21st Century
Employers should consider a more inclusive definition of “caregiver,” argues employee caregiving platform Torchlight, which released its annual report...
Are Your Participant Education Programs Failing?
Many 401(k) plan sponsors seek to reduce their potential fiduciary liability by electing to be a Section 404(c) plan....
Creative Ways to Attract and Retain Older Workers
Make no mistake, in order to get ahead of the game, an employer today must plan for an aging...
