Should Your Employees Be Bringing Babies to Work?
Senator Tammy Duckworth recently brought her newborn daughter to work. It was the first time a baby has been allowed on the Senate floor.
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Looking to Create Leaders? 5 More Succession Planning Tips
Yesterday’s Advisor provided 5 recommendations for identifying and training successors within your company. Today we look at 5 more tips for effectively training your leaders of tomorrow.
Helping Employees Navigate a Natural Disaster
When natural disaster strikes—whether fires, hurricanes, or other forms of disaster—communities often step up to support neighbors, family, and friends. But there’s another source of support that can be valuable and impactful for employees impacted by a natural disaster: employer support. A Unique Form of Aid Employers, and their HR leaders and managers, can help […]
Wearables for Worker Wellness
by Danna Korn Many companies are turning to wellness programs to boost employee engagement, and wearable technology is helping the initiative. For more information on wearables, we present an article by Danna Korn, cofounder and CEO (Chief Energizing Officer) of Sonic Boom Wellness, a software company specializing in fun, innovative corporate wellness programs that improve […]
401(k) Challenges—Audit Focus for the IRS
Yesterday’s Advisor began the Internal Revenue Service’s top 10 401(k) issues; today we hit the rest, again as featured on Compensation.BLR.com®.
Double Billing: A Young Lawyer’s Tale of Greed, Sex, Lies, and the Pursuit of a Swivel Chair
Employment law attorney Michael Maslanka reviews the book Double Billing: A Young Lawyer’s Tale of Greed, Sex, Lies, and the Pursuit of a Swivel Chair by Cameron Stracher. Review recommends book because of its inside look into how employment litigation gets out of control. Double Billing: A Young Lawyer’s Tale Of Greed, Sex, Lies, And […]
Performance Goals: How Should We Handle an Employee Who Failed to Meet Performance Goals Because He Was Out on Leave?
We have a service repair technician who is required to repair 12 instruments a year, but due to a three-month Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) absence was only able to repair six. May we view him as an unsatisfactory performer and reduce his merit raise? — Anonymous
Further Hurricane Relief for Retirement Plan Participants Put into Place
The second half of 2017 brought devastating hurricanes to several areas of the Southern U.S. and Puerto Rico. In recognition of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, the U.S. Congress provided for both retirement plan hardship distribution tax relief and more generous plan loan rules for participants whose primary residences were damaged in one of the […]
Certain coverage and employers won’t have to report health costs on W-2s
With Jennifer McCormack, Esq. Lots of different kinds of coverage will not have to report their expenses next tax year (the 2012 tax year), and lots of employers won’t have to either. Are you one of them? Beginning calendar year 2012, employers must report on Forms W-2 (which employers will give employees in January 2013) […]
Chao Says Experience as Labor Secretary Will Guide Her at DOT
Elaine Chao, nominee for Secretary of Transportation (DOT), promised lawmakers that, if confirmed, she would lead the agency in much the same way she led the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) under George W. Bush: prioritizing compliance over enforcement.