As group health plan sponsors, employers are responsible for ensuring compliance by their vendors (insurers, third-party administrators and pharmacy benefit managers) with the prescription drug data collection (RxDC) reporting requirements. These were... Read more »
Employers in the U.S. plan to boost salaries an average of 4.6 percent in 2023, up from 4.2 percent this year, according to a new study. Employers say inflationary pressures and the... Read more »
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Employee Benefits Security Administration has proposed updates to its Voluntary Fiduciary Correction (VFC) Program, including adding a new self-correction component for employers that fail to send... Read more »
Training is a significant expense for employers. But according to LinkedIn’s 2022 Workplace Learning Report, having “opportunities to learn and grow” is the top driver of a great work culture. A potential... Read more »
Many companies have rewards programs to recognize employees for their efforts and attitudes. But how well do these attempts to reward—and generate employee engagement and loyalty in return—actually work? Are homegrown, internally... Read more »
Getting to true inclusion for LGBTQ employees requires much more than an anti-discrimination policy in the handbook or rainbow branding each year for Pride month. Companies can make big changes, such as... Read more »
I’m going to tell them that I’m gay, thought Jeff Nally, SHRM-SCP, as he neared the final step in the hiring process for a job he really wanted. It was 2002, and... Read more »
?As workers reassess their priorities in the wake of the pandemic, mental well-being has climbed up their lists. In fact, more than one-third told the Society for Human Resource Management they would... Read more »
?Takeaway: The “cat’s paw” theory of liability did not apply when independent decision-makers conducted their own investigations without relying on possibly biased subordinates. ?Even if an employee’s use of leave under the... Read more »
?Layoffs can and should be a difficult experience for an organization. Companies that conduct layoffs are usually in financial trouble. They may have to terminate employees who’ve worked for the company for... Read more »
