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By Jennifer Carsen, JD Dallas-based Dave & Buster’s is sort of like Chuck E. Cheese’s for grown-ups: Each location features a restaurant, sports bar, and arcade. It’s a fun place—but not necessarily for the folks who work there, if one employee’s claims are valid.
By Alan Kohll Wellness programs have become an increasingly popular trend among businesses of all sizes. In fact, one survey of more than 400 employers found that 80% of respondents offered wellness resources and information to their employees. In addition, 5% planned to offer those wellness services in the next 12 months.
Our Company Long-Term Disability (LTD) insurance rates are much lower if we have 100% employee participation. Can we enroll all of our employees and charge them a percentage of the cost of coverage? We have employees in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Oregon.
By Richard L. Rainey, JD In North Carolina, initial employment is sufficient consideration to support a noncompete agreement. However, if an individual is already an employee, additional consideration must be provided to support a noncompete. (Consideration is something of value given to an employee for signing the noncompete.)
For every dollar an American man makes, his equally qualified female counterpart makes just 82 cents. And according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, the consequences of this wage gap extend beyond the checking account—women who earn less than their male peers are at greater risk for […]
By Jen Carsen, J.D. and Sharon McKnight, CCP SPHR Wouldn’t it be great if every job title in your organization were included in every salary database?
Why track exactly how many hours every employee works?
Religious non-profit employers that are not eligible for a church exemption seemed more likely to change the process of opting out of the Affordable Care Act requirement that health plans cover contraceptives and family planning services without cost-sharing. In a two-page order dated March 29, the U.S. Supreme Court told lawyers arguing Zubik v. Burwell, No. 14-1418 (cert. […]
Protecting retirement benefits is a hot-button issue, especially when the news cycle periodically tells us about the risks of a shortfall in the Social Security Administration’s ability to pay out benefits over the long term. These headlines serve to highlight the fact that employees and employers alike are faced with risks in where we put […]
FlexJobs has compiled key statistics regarding the current state of flexible work in the United States. Based on data from Gallup, FlexJobs, GlobalWorkplaceAnalytics.com, WorldatWork, and the Pew Research Center, these figures demonstrate positive growth in flexible working from previous years, while also highlighting key points that can lead to more widespread adoption by companies. Flexible […]