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When it comes to succession planning, HR managers are focusing their efforts on the so-called high potential employee (HiPo). What’s happening with HiPos in the real world? What are your competitors up to? Help us find out!
The IRS is asking the public for input into a rule that will determine when an employer-sponsored health plan is offering “substantial coverage” of inpatient hospital and physician services. This will be part of new rules defining minimum value in employer-sponsored health coverage. Employer-sponsored coverage must meet two tests to comply with the employer mandate: […]
A new study by CEB, a best practice insight and technology company, has identified the next big driver of corporate productivity: creating a “one-company” culture that requires employees to become “enterprise contributors.” Click here to read more.
Yesterday’s Advisor began to explore BLR’s 2015 Policy Practices Survey. Today’s Advisor explores the rest of the results.
A recent effort by the Department of Labor (DOL) to revisit how employees versus independent contractors are classified makes it clear that they mean business. Perhaps the most startling feature of their new effort involves how the DOL will likely consider all workers to be employees rather than independent contractors. Only those who fit strict […]
Employees can take a full 12 weeks of FMLA leave (assuming that they have had no other leave-qualifying events during the 12-month period) for the birth, adoption, or foster care of a child (sometimes referred to as “bonding leave”). Bonding leave is available to either men or women, and no medical certification is required. However, […]
By Susan Schoenfeld, JD, Senior Legal Editor HR.BLR.com What a difference a year makes. The number of states and cities with paid leave rules is growing rapidly. In 2014, Connecticut was the only state with a paid leave law. In 2015, Massachusetts and California joined Connecticut with their own paid leave laws. The number of […]
Managing Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave can be one of the most challenging and frustrating responsibilities for HR. What can employers do when an employee is slow to provide documentation and respond to medical exam requests? In a recent case, a federal appeals court ruled that an employer was justified in firing an […]
By Susan Schoenfeld, JD, Senior Legal Editor HR.BLR.com What do you do when an employee asks for leave for infertility treatment? Is leave for infertility treatment available under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), theAmericans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)? According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), infertility […]
Yesterday’s Advisor featured expert Jeff Owens’ take on the manufacturing skills gap and how employers have to work to change perceptions of the industry. Today, Owens elaborates on how employers can forge partnerships and conduct appropriate training in order to close the skills gap.