Art Jackson: The Value of Strong Company Leaders

The following transcript is provided unedited. Art Jackson: I got a call from them one morning and they wanted me to come in to help them work with some of their new... Read more »

Curbing Rising Health Care Costs

Veteran health care journalist and author Marshall Allen tells the story of a 51-year-old man who needed two MRIs of his back. His nurse practitioner referred him to a nearby hospital-affiliated imaging... Read more »

Practical (and Scary) Implications of Speech Technology in HR

?When film critic Roger Ebert lost his ability to speak while being treated for thyroid cancer, CereProc, a company based in Edinburgh, Scotland, was able to create a text-to-speech program using hundreds... Read more »

Using Skills Assessments Over Education, Experience Requirements

?A significant portion of HR professionals value skills-based hiring assessments, and some would weight them strongly as alternatives to traditional education and experience qualifications, according to research from the Society for Human... Read more »

Cancer Now Top Driver of Employer Health Care Costs, Survey Shows

Health care costs for large employers spiked sharply in 2021 after remaining flat in 2020 due to nonemergency care being delayed during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey shows. In addition, cancer... Read more »

BLS: Job Growth Has Been Even Better Than Previously Thought

?Employers added about 462,000 more jobs in the 12 months through March 2022 than originally reported, according to new benchmark revisions by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Releasing annual revisions... Read more »

4 Wage and Hour Problems as Daylight Saving Time Ends

As most of us prepare to set our clocks back one hour this weekend, here are a few wage and hour considerations for employers. 1. Does Double Pay Apply for 1 a.m. to... Read more »

Open Enrollment Success Relies on Effective Communications

The need for effective open enrollment communications has never been more critical—and never more complicated, given the rise of hybrid mixes of remote and onsite work arrangements. This requires a renewed focus... Read more »

Travel Benefits for Abortion Growing Quickly Among Employers

?The number of U.S. employers offering travel benefits for abortion services is likely to double over the next few years in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Dobbs v. Jackson... Read more »

DHS Issues Final Rule to Preserve DACA

?The Biden administration announced a final rule codifying the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, a move aimed at strengthening the program... Read more »
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