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By Jennifer Carsen, JD, Senior Legal Editor In a new guidance dated April 14, 2016, the IRS states that an employer may not exclude from an employee’s gross income payments of cash rewards for participating in a wellness program.
Year-end reporting season is a chaotic time for business owners and Human Resources personnel across the country. This year brings with it just the second season of earlier deadlines for W-2 and 1099-MISC reporting, so businesses can feel overwhelmed and pressured with the need to file on time to avoid fines.
Today was the final day for insurers to issue rebates for 2011 premiums (as required by health reform), so employers should know by now whether they got one. The next step employers face is passing the proper amount of the rebate on to employees. When rebates go to employers, the incentives favor applying the rebates to […]
By Stephen D. Bruce, PHR Editor, HR Daily Advisor It’s all too common to read about the positive traits of great leaders, but what about their darker side, the negative traits, asks business and leadership blogger Dan Oswald in a recent edition of The Oswald Letter. In today’s e-pinion, how he’s become a better leader […]
M. Lee Smith President Dan Oswald reviews the book Good to Great by Jim Collins. Review highlight’s books theories on leadership, people (employees), discipline, and technology in business. Of all the business books I’ve read throughout my career, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t has had the greatest influence […]
It’s a decades-old argument: Recruiting is sales, no it’s not.
By BLR Senior Editor Chris CeplenskiJust My E-pinion Workplace bullying is the hot new area for HR managers, and antibullying legislation is in the air. Does it make sense? Can you fight bullying? A BLR senior editor tackles these questions and more. Bullybusters.org, the website for the National Coordinators of U.S. State Legislative Initiatives to […]
Are you drawn to job candidates who remind you … of yourself? While people often seek like-minded individuals as friends, the workplace should not reflect this kind of preference.
In yesterday’s Advisor, we looked at the importance of getting enough sleep and gave several tips on how to do so. Today, we get more training information on how to sleep well, how to combat drowsiness on the job, what to do if you’re tired enough to be a hazard, and what to do if […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we defined what “learning agility” is and what “learning-agile” people can do. Today, we learn 5 ways you can become more learning-agile.