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‘Happiness Haters’ Unite Against Harvard Study
By BLR Founder and CEO Bob Brady Harvard says we need happiness at work. But BLR’s founder says something else is even more important. Once again Harvard University scholars have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to “discover” the obvious. After considerable research, the Harvardians concluded that workplaces are more productive when people are positive, […]
Women & Money
Web Editor Wendi Watts reviews the book Women & Money by Suze Orman. Review explains how book can aid HR with effective communication with employees about financial issues. With her usual down-to-earth style, Suze Orman tackles the subject of women’s complicated relationship with money in her book Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control […]
Personnel Records: New Law Extends And Clarifies Employees’ Right To Inspect Their Personnel Files: Who Can See What—And When
Employees in private industry have long been entitled to look at their personnel records. Now the governor has signed a new law that extends this right to many public employees and clarifies the inspection rules for workers in both the public and private sectors.
Workplace Trends to Watch for in 2019
With the significant advancements in technology, the workplace has continued to evolve over the past century at rapid rates. And if one thing is certain, it’s that change is still constant and inevitable in the workplace in 2019 as well.
Will an Independent Fiduciary Help Plans Achieve Retirement Readiness?
A couple of phrases are making the rounds in retirement plan circles; perhaps you’ve heard them. They are “retirement readiness” and “independent fiduciary.” While they have different meanings, they are more connected than you may suspect. We spoke with Jason Chepenik of Chepenik Financial, who advises clients about their benefit programs and specializes in retirement […]
Louisiana’s scaled-down pay law goes into effect August 1
by David Theard Louisiana’s Equal Pay for Women Act (EPWA), which applies only to public-sector employers, goes into effect August 1. The new law affirms that paying unequal wages to public employees on the basis of sex is discriminatory and violates public policy. The original bill would have covered both public- and private-sector employees, but […]
Tips for FMLA Certifications in California
As an employer, you’re allowed to require an employee to provide certification of the need for requested medical leave. But the details of obtaining these certifications can get tricky.
Reform Rule on Maximum Waiting Period Details Some 90 Day-plus Scenarios
Employer group health plans must eliminate waiting periods of more than 90 days before enrolling otherwise eligible employees (or dependents) into health coverage, under proposed rules issued on March 18 by the federal agencies implementing health reform. For Clear Full-time Hires, It’s 90 Days Group health plans and health insurers in the group plan setting […]
Kentucky: Foe’s ‘Aqua Buddha’ Ad Didn’t Hurt Paul
by Richard S. Cleary, Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC Republican Rand Paul came from a dead heat in the polls three weeks ago to handily beat the Democratic state Attorney General Jack Conway in Tuesday’s election. Conway carried Louisville, Lexington, and a few pockets in eastern Kentucky, but he managed to carry little else in […]