?Takeaway: In deciding whether workers are employees or independent contractors, a court must weigh a number of different factors. Ultimately, the determination is a fact-based one. If there is conflicting evidence, the... Read more »
?The Seventh Circuit recently provided a ray of sunshine in what has largely been a gloomy stretch for plan sponsors and fiduciaries defending ERISA breach of fiduciary duty claims, based on allegedly... Read more »
The Consumer Price Index for all items rose 8.3 percent for the 12 months ending in July, a smaller amount than the 8.5-percent increase for the period ending in July or the... Read more »
SHRM has partnered with Security Management Magazine to bring you relevant articles on key workplace topics and strategies.? He may have been an original master of disguise. Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow was adept at changing... Read more »
?Performance reviews are used for a variety of purposes—merit increases, promotions, transfers and more. For those reasons, it makes sense that every employee wants to receive a satisfactory review. So what happens... Read more »
?Everyone makes mistakes, including managers. If you or someone who works for you makes a mistake, what should you do? The following are some ideas to stimulate your thinking. Recovering From Your... Read more »
?Steadily and stealthily over the past several months, many of your workers have been “ghost quitting,” which means they aren’t leaving their jobs, but they’re mentally checking out. Some of these workplace... Read more »
?Millions of older Americans have re-entered the workforce in recent months. In fact, nearly 64 percent of adults between the ages of 55 and 64 were working in April. Precipitous rises in... Read more »
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Employee Benefits Security Administration issued Interpretive Bulletin (IB) 2022-01 on Sept. 6, updating its guidance on the independence requirement for accountants who audit employee benefits plans under... Read more »
These days, few people argue over our ability to be productive in a remote working environment. Perhaps surprisingly, organizations have maintained – or even improved – productivity while working remotely. Innovation however,... Read more »
