Practical HR Tips, News & Advice. Updated Daily.
An employee will get to take her Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) lawsuit to a jury, a federal appeals court has determined, largely because an HR manager informed her in an e-mail that her leave was impeding the company’s work.
A recent Executive Order from President Donald Trump aims to give employers greater latitude in banding together to purchase health coverage, and in subsidizing employees’ coverage through health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs).
In a new survey from The Creative Group, advertising and marketing executives were asked to recount the wackiest or most outrageous thing they have heard of an employee doing at a company event, such as a holiday party or outing. Here are some of the funnier responses from a press release about the survey: An […]
Employers across the United States that have yet to act on their Affordable Care Act (ACA) filing duties are running out of time and should move swiftly. To comply with the ACA 1095-C furnishing deadline for the 2023 tax year, employers must send forms to their full-time employees by March 1, 2024. Further, to comply […]
When something goes wrong in the corporate world, it’s not unusual for staff to wonder if they’ll suffer the consequences for a botched client meeting, late product launch, or drop in sales. But when something goes wrong in the healthcare setting, the stakes are often higher. Medical errors can physically hurt people—a misdiagnosed medication, a […]
Recruiters beware! Expert Jason Morris explains that it can be difficult to tell a genuine degree from one straight out of a diploma mill.
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article about compensation practices that included a brief look at pay approaches including single-rate pay, step-based pay, and a slew of pay differentials. Taking it a step further, this article is about pay actions and explains the types, why they occur, and how they’re communicated to employees.
Empathy and negotiations don’t seem to go hand in hand. Many people view negotiations as zero-sum, confrontational battles between adversaries.
Happiness at work is something nearly everyone wants, but it varies by an employee’s age, gender, and field, among other factors. This is one of the findings of a new comprehensive study of more than 12,000 U.S. and Canadian workers by Robert Half, in collaboration with world-renowned happiness and well-being expert Nic Marks. The research […]
Yesterday we began to explore some of the changes that the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 has made to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and what it all means. Today we will continue to explore the topic, including the definition of compensation and hardship distributions.