While a growing number of employers are expanding paid leave for new parents, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced it is cutting in half, from 52 weeks to 26 weeks, the... Read more »
At tax time, employers have an opportunity to let low- and moderate-income workers know about a special tax credit that can help them save for retirement through their employer-sponsored plan. Read more »
Tax season is prime time for employees to review their paycheck withholding, and for HR departments to remind them to avoid common wage and benefit reporting missteps—and to consider increasing their contributions... Read more »
During or after the government shutdown, employers should not expect extensions of reporting deadlines for their health or other benefit plans, and they shouldn’t risk future penalties by missing them.
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Employer-provided caregiving-support benefits often aren't what employees say they most need, new research found. This misalignment can lower productivity and drive caregivers out of the workforce. Read more »
Even when unemployment falls to record-low levels, wages continue to rise only gradually, new research shows, so employers may not feel pressured to significantly hike wages despite U.S. labor market tightening. Read more »
Employees enrolled in high-deductible health plans are more likely to consider cost and quality when selecting nonemergency care, new research shows. Health savings accounts help to motivate cost-conscious spending but go unused... Read more »
Companies’ budgets for 2019 bonus payouts may have been set months ago when the continued strength of the economy was uncertain. Employees, however, expect to receive larger bonuses this year than they... Read more »
