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A survey of over 1,000 workers in the United Kingdom found that 85% have fudged on an expense report to receive more money. Even more disconcerting is that the survey also found that 5% of employees falsify or inflate every report they submit!
International business practices aren’t an issue for only huge companies anymore—smaller companies are now increasingly reaching foreign shores. What do you need to know about the changing landscape in international business and how it impacts compensation and attracting top talent?
The month and a half leading up to New Year’s is full of joy and celebration. But from stress and germs to distraction and overindulgence, it’s also fraught with hazards that can leave your employees ill, injured, or dispirited. Be sure that wellness at your company doesn’t fall by the wayside during the fun! Although […]
By Roy Harmon III Several outcomes in an upcoming Supreme Court decision on the extent of health plan subrogation and reimbursement rights could make life more difficult for plans. One outcome in Montanile v. Bd. of Trs. National Elevator Industry Health Benefit Plan would erode health plans’ lien rights if they fail to expeditiously pursue […]
We have an employee that used more than contributed in her FSA while she was on a FMLA then personal leave. The plan year is over. The employee is now back. Can we ask her to contribute the balance at this point? I know we can’t make this request upon a termination but what about […]
One of the Affordable Care Act’s many (many) provisions required employers with 200 or more employees to automatically enroll employees into the employer’s lowest-cost healthcare plan if employees failed to either select a plan or opt out of coverage. That provision had not yet gone into effect, however, as enforcement was on hold pending the […]
Single and family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose an average of 4% in 2015, according to the recently released Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) 2015 Employer Health Benefits Survey.
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to once again review the contentious issue of the contraceptive mandate under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced cost of living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for tax year 2016.