Helping Caregivers and Employees with Disabilities Select the Right Benefits

Fall open enrollment season is approaching, which means HR teams will be communicating to employees the value of their benefits package. Be sure to explain how your benefits can help employees with... Read more »

OFCCP Clarifies Federal Contractors’ Compensation Compliance

?The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued a revised directive on compensation compliance, addressing concerns federal contractors had about a previous directive issued earlier this year. Some contractors were concerned... Read more »

New York Bill Would Curtail No-Fault Attendance Policies

?A bill that recently passed the New York State legislature would clarify that businesses with no-fault attendance policies cannot discipline or punish employees who take time off that is legally protected under... Read more »

Unionized Starbucks Workers Were Allegedly Unlawfully Denied Raises

Starbucks unlawfully denied unionized workers raises that it provided to its nonunionized employees, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) maintained in an Aug. 24 complaint. The company denies any labor law violation.... Read more »

California Passes Legislation to Expand Retirement Plan Mandate

?In 2016, California passed legislation stating that employers who do not sponsor an employee-retirement plan must participate in a state-run retirement program. This program became known as CalSavers. While there have been... Read more »

Are Sign-on Bonuses an Effective Recruiting Tool?

Sign-on bonuses show candidates you value them. Companies across the country are competing ferociously for the same talent as they try to survive the Great Resignation. In June 2022, job openings were... Read more »

Speaking Truth to Power

?Edie Goldberg was caught off guard when her boss at a former employer approached her with a surprising request. At the time, she was responsible for designing and scoring job candidate assessments... Read more »

Viewpoint: Making It Safe for Employees to Talk About Their Frustrations

?Workers are tired. The pandemic has dragged on for two and a half years, persistent inflation nips at consumers’ spending power, international relations are concerning at best, and the nation’s politics are... Read more »

4 Ways to Recession Proof HR

By all accounts, the United States is likely heading into a recession. Already, the country experienced two consecutive quarters of declining gross domestic product (GDP), which is a red flag. Other signs... 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 »
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