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By Jen Carsen, JD A “Limited Non-Assessment Period” (LNAP) is the IRS’s fancy way of describing one or more months that don’t really count for purposes of the play-or-pay penalties under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Tests and assessments aren’t just for students; they serve a crucial purpose for businesses, including keeping employees sharp and ensuring they’re up to date on the latest information. The results can also help business leaders make better, more informed decisions.
A different generation is entering the workforce, but they will share many similarities to Millennials. Here are nine similarities between Generation Z and Millennials.
When dealing with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), employers can create an actual legal entitlement to leave. In the spirit of being nice, but not too nice, here’s what all employers should know about managing employee leave before and immediately after employees become FMLA-eligible.
While many organizations have pledged to be more inclusive and diverse, and 2019 has experienced all-time historic lows for national unemployment rates in the United States, 85% of college grads who fall on the autism spectrum are still unemployed.
Employee morale is perhaps one of the most important but most difficult things to manage. It’s critical to maintain high morale in order to increase retention, but it’s often difficult to get an accurate read on how employees feel and what is causing them to be dissatisfied.
Your employee handbook can be interpreted as creating express or implied contracts, says Attorney Allan H. Weitzman; however, disclaimers and receipts can help prevent that from happening. Employee Handbooks: Every Word Counts One important thing to remember when it comes to handbooks and whether they create contracts is that state law controls, so you […]
Creating a policy on workplace gambling is not as simple as it first sounds. Here are some of the complexities … and a possible solution. You walk down the halls of your workplace and activity is at a level of frenzy you’ve seldom seen. It has nothing to do with work, of course. It’s all […]
I am still agog at the Antonio Brown situation several days later. For those of you who don’t follow sports or the NFL, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ wide receiver (and generational talent) can be combustible. Since building a Hall of Fame-worthy career over many years in Pittsburgh, he’s unfortunately become fodder more for tabloid-esque behavior than […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, consultants Brandon Cherry and Brooke Green detailed incentive plans for non-exempt employees. Today, their take on recognition and spot bonuses, plus an introduction to the comprehensive guide to non-exempt compensation. Here are the last two of Cherry and Green’s Six types of incentive. [Go here for the first four types.] Cherry and […]