Help Your Employees Give Back This Season: A Meaningful Volunteer Program in a Few Steps
‘Tis the season to give back. With Thanksgiving approaching and the holidays not far behind, is your company ready to encourage employees to help out?
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Judge to NLRB: time to stop protecting racist, sexist conduct
by Bart N. Sisk A federal judge recently called out the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for its history of taking a “cavalier and enabling” approach toward the “sexually and racially demeaning misconduct of some employees during strikes.” Let’s take a closer look at the case. Judge appalled that NLRB gives ‘refuge’ to intolerable conduct […]
Build Your Cutting-Edge Talent Development Program
By Sandy Pennington Excellent training programs are pivotal in securing a company’s future. Would you consider your organization’s talent development initiatives to be cutting-edge? To help you begin building the best program possible, here are some tips from Sandy Pennington, chief people and process officer for Clinicient.
Be Prepared for The Worst Case Scenario – Workplace Violence
With workplace violence attacks becoming more prevalent in the US, organizations need to be prepared for worst-case scenarios. Attacks in the workplace average three deaths and up to 12 injuries per attack, and lawsuits average $500,000 with jury awards averaging $3 million. Worse yet, the loss of friends and colleagues in the workplace is devastating…and […]
Be Prepared for The Worst Case Scenario – Workplace Violence
With workplace violence attacks becoming more prevalent in the US, organizations need to be prepared for worst-case scenarios. Attacks in the workplace average three deaths and up to 12 injuries per attack, and lawsuits average $500,000 with jury awards averaging $3 million. Worse yet, the loss of friends and colleagues in the workplace is devastating…and […]
Premium Pay for Holidays a Popular Benefit, SHRM Says
More than half of employers provide employees with premium pay when they work holidays, a recent Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) survey found.
As DOL Steps Up Health Plan Audits, Preparation and Documentation Are Critical
As the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) benefits portfolio has swollen with the implementation of healthcare reform, wellness rules, and other mandates, the agency’s health plan audits have become more frequent, comprehensive, and fraught with pitfalls for plan sponsors and fiduciaries.
The Complex Intersection of Medicare and COBRA: Some Helpful Guidelines
Remember those old Reese’s peanut butter cup commercials? Chocolate and peanut butter … two great tastes that taste great together.
Restricting Workers’ Access to EEOC is Retaliation, Commission Warns
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has again said that asking workers to waive their right to pursue discrimination charges with the commission is retaliation, albeit in an anticipatory form.
Social Security Wage Base Limit Raised to $127,200
The maximum wage base for Social Security tax will be $127,200 in 2017, up from $118,500 in 2016, the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) announced October 18.