Tag: Employee benefits
Keeping Employees Safe From Covid-19 without Discrimination
November 12, 2020
How can an employer keep its workforce safe from COVID-19 exposure on the job, while still following medical privacy rules? The...
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How to Motivate a New Type of Employee
October 31, 2020
Stop bombarding your employees with fringe benefits and start paying more attention to them. Talk to them, train them, and allow...
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Take Precautions to Fight Fraudulent Workers’ Comp Claims
October 25, 2020
Here are two critical questions: How often are Workers' Compensation claims filed against your company? And how often do you contest...
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Pregnancy Discrimination on the job? Are Tighter Rules Ahead?
October 22, 2020
There's been bipartisan activity in Congress to expand the existing scope of protection from adverse employment actions against pregnant workers. That...
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FAQs on Employee Cafeteria Plans
September 5, 2020
Most businesses are doing what they can to cut costs during these challenging times. Targeted costs can include certain employee...
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Tele-Medicine and Expansion of Virtual Health Care
August 28, 2020
During the COVID-19 public health emergency, the use of telehealth services has skyrocketed, especially among at-risk seniors and patients located...
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A Guide to the New FMLA Forms
August 18, 2020
The Department of Labor (DOL) revised Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) forms this summer, resulting in extensive changes that...
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Salary Increase Budgets Decline for First time in 12 Years
August 17, 2020
Hoping for an economic rebound before year-end, employers haven't abandoned their salary increase budgets for 2020, although they have trimmed...
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Vacation Travel Policies May Need to Be Altered Due to Pandemic
August 13, 2020
Employer attempts to restrict where employees go on vacation to prevent their exposure to COVID-19 are limited by laws and...
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Labor Department Issues More Coronavirus-Related Workplace Guidance
July 22, 2020
As the COVID-19 crisis continues, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued more guidance for workers and employers about...
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