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By Angelo D. Catalano, Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP Incentive or bonus-based compensation can create many thorny issues. While some year-end bonuses resemble gifts from the boss, especially if they’re paid around holiday time, other bonuses are intended to be incentives tied to performance by a group or an individual.
In California, all employers are required to meet all workplace posting obligations determined by the state. These postings, usually available for free from state agencies, cover everything from wage and hour law to proper working conditions. Is your business meeting its obligations?
Offering voluntary benefits can attract new talent—and also take costs off the shoulders of employers. Benefits expert Steve L. Adams suggests that companies reap the rewards by providing these benefits in a way that resonates with the modern employee.
“Job descriptions have a place in so many aspects of workplace law,” Charlie Plumb advised in a recent BLR webinar. Meeting ADA requirements is often top-of-mind since the accommodation process starts with outlining the essential functions of the job, but job descriptions are also impacted by other employment laws, like the Family and Medical Leave […]
Massachusetts employers with six or more employees must file a Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure (HIRD) form with the state Department of Revenue (DOR) by November 30.
Continuing from yesterday’s post, here’s more information about how to hire and train minors for seasonal work.
The jury’s still out on the impact of health care reform on employment‐based health benefits, but predictions of mass instability are certainly not materializing, reform experts said May 15 at a policy forum sponsored by the Employee Benefits Research Institute in Washington, D.C. The Affordable Care Act will not trigger a rapid exodus from employer-sponsored […]
By Kate McGovern Tornone, Editor Employers in California and New York City may soon face new limits on the use of applicants’ salary history.
While “wearable tech” bracelets are helping workers by counting their steps and tracking their respiration, heart rate, and blood pressure, a new bracelet developed by Oregon State University (OSU) can protect their health in another important way.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on June 1 got into the act of examining standards of conduct for investment advisers after long being overshadowed in the area of fiduciary oversight by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).