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Arbitration Of Disputes: Court Upholds Mandatory Arbitration Without Employee’s Signature Or Advance Acknowledgment; Impact On Employers

By Jennifer Carsen Jan 1, 2001 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

Following on the heels of a recent California Supreme Court ruling that approved mandatory arbitration agreements for employment disputes, California appellate courts continue to enforce arbitration provisions between employers and employees. In the latest case, a California Court of Appeal required the arbitration of an employment claim even though the employee had never signed an […]

Bulletin Item: Budget Proposal Includes Sweeping Pension Changes

By Jennifer Carsen Mar 1, 2003 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

President Bush has proposed important changes to the types of retirement accounts available to American workers. The changes are designed to make retirement savings simpler and more attractive. The president proposes to create Employer Retirement Savings Accounts (ERSAs), which would streamline, consolidate, and simplify the maze of employer-sponsored plans, including 401(k), SIMPLE 401(k), 403(b), and […]

Retirement Benefits: Auto 401(k) Enrollment Good for Employees, New Survey Shows

By jessica May 24, 2006 Uncategorized

Updated: May 24, 2006

Employers that offer automatic enrollment for their 401(k) plans significantly increase employee participation, according to an annual study conducted by Hewitt Associates. The study, which examined the savings and investing habits of over 2.6 million employees, found that the overall participation rate of employees in companies offering automatic enrollment was 14 percent higher than the […]

News Notes: Workplace Injury And Illness Rates Decline

By Jennifer Carsen Feb 1, 2003 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that the number of injuries and illnesses in private industry workplaces continued to edge down in 2001. The 2001 rate of 5.7 injury-and-illness cases per 100 full-time workers was not only an 8% decline from 2000 but also the lowest rate since the agency began reporting this […]

News Notes: Jury Awards $19 Million To Disabled Employee Fired For Absenteeism

By Jennifer Carsen Oct 1, 2004 Uncategorized

Updated: Oct 1, 2004

A jury in Sacramento recently awarded a staggering $19 million—$15 million of it in punitive damages—to a McKesson Corp. employee who claimed her employer violated disability bias and family and medical leave laws. Charlene Roby allegedly was fired under the company’s no-fault absence policy after several unexcused absences because of a panic disorder. She also […]

Supreme Court Upholds Healthcare Reform Law

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Jun 26, 2012 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jun 27, 2012

Reporting by Kyle Emshwiller and Jessica Webb-Ayer The wait is over: The U.S. Supreme Court has decided that the massive healthcare reform law (also known as the Affordable Care Act, or ACA) enacted in March 2010 is constitutional. So what happened, and what does this mean for employers? The wait is over: The U.S. Supreme […]

E-Alert Item: New Study Finds Premiums Are Skyrocketing

By Jennifer Carsen Sep 1, 2002 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

A new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation reports that during the first five months of 2002, health insurance premiums for employer-sponsored plans rose by 12.7%. This represents the fastest rate of increase since 1990, when rates jumped by 14%. The study showed that employers are bearing the brunt of the recent increases, and that […]

Legislation: Health Care Measure Wins Key Approval in State Senate

By jessica Jul 17, 2007 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

A measure to overhaul California’s ailing health care system by extending health insurance coverage to all Californians and requiring employers to share in the cost has won approval in the Senate Healthcare Committee. The measure would, among other things, require all employers that don’t offer employee health insurance to pay a payroll tax of 7.5 […]

Employees Want More Money and Are Willing to Ask for It

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Mar 29, 2019 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Mar 29, 2019

Even in a strong economy, employers often feel the need to be money-conscious. After all, the basic profit equation is pretty simple: The money I earn minus the money I spend equals my profit. For most businesses, particularly in the service sector, salaries make up a huge portion of company costs and overall revenue.