The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, amended the Employer Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) to require persons providing “brokerage services” or “consulting” to ERISA-covered group health plans to disclose detailed information to plan... Read more »
?The college graduates of 2022 are entering a labor market where jobs are plentiful. Job openings are near an all-time high (11.3 million), and employers plan to hire 32 percent more new... Read more »
?As the Great Resignation continues to boost turnover rates, more employers are trying new tactics to keep workers on board and woo back those who have left. Flexible scheduling, higher pay and... Read more »
?The extended period to resolve discrepancies found in E-Verify between employees’ Social Security Number and government records ends soon. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced that after July 15, employees will... Read more »
?Employee reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision on state abortion restrictions is sharply divided. Employers should keep in mind that some employee speech on the decision might be protected by... Read more »
Employee stress levels seem to be at an all-time high. Nearly half of employees report they “always/often” feel exhausted and stressed, according to a recent Deloitte survey. As more companies adopt remote... Read more »
?Sargun Kaur knows from experience how flawed the process for hiring technical talent can be in some organizations. Kaur, the co-founder and CEO of Byteboard, a platform that assesses candidates for technical... Read more »
?In states that don’t permit abortion, there could be an array of unintended consequences for couples seeking fertility treatments. Depending on their language and interpretation, state abortion bans might hamper access to... Read more »
?Tech companies around the world have laid off 35,000 workers as of June, and others are reversing their hiring plans and announcing hiring freezes, according to various news reports. Other reports suggest... Read more »
?Many Black women have expressed shock and outrage over the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed access to abortion throughout the country. Michelle Webb, chief communications officer of... Read more »
