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Making Wellness a Part of the Company Culture

Wellness isn’t simply a set of programs—it needs to become a part of the company’s culture. To explain the how and why, we present an article by Kristine Mullen, vice president of Humana’s Wellness Strategies & Solutions team.

Are You Using Stay Interviews?

Turnover costs employers more than they’d like to admit. On average, an employee stays at a position for 4.6 years. Additionally, many employers believe that their college graduates won’t stay more than 2 years. How can you deal with this problem, especially in a climate of talent shortages? The answer just might be the stay […]

Overtime Calculation: Do You Have to Include Benefits Opt-Out Payments?

By BLR Editor Kate McGovern Tornone The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington—has given employers another thing to worry about in light of the new overtime regulations. In a  case of first impression, the court ruled that when an employer pays an employee cash […]

Snapshot—5 Key Points on DOL’s New Overtime Regulations

By BLR Legal Editor Susan Prince, JD, M.S.L. The federal Department of Labor’s (DOL) overtime regulations were updated and modernized in May 2016. December 1, 2016, is the effective date of these regulations. The alarming wave of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) enforcement activity shows a distinct trend and emphasis on FLSA and compensation-related lawsuits […]