First, employers said they were going to wait for the Supreme Court’s ruling on the healthcare reform law before taking steps to comply with its provisions. Now it appears many still think there’s a chance they won’t have to do anything. Mitt Romney has promised that if he wins the upcoming presidential election, he’ll nullify […]
Posted on July 11th, 2012 by admin
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The IRS has completed compiling data from a 401(k) questionnaire it sent to 1,200 plan sponsors. The findings show what the most popular plan features are. Some of most common features: Catch-up contributions (96% of plans offer this) Direct rollover distributions (79%) Hardship withdrawals (76%) Matching contributions (68%) Non-elective profit-sharing contributions (65%) Employee loans (65%) […]
Posted on July 10th, 2012 by admin
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Three states have exercised their legal right to opt out of two key provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Florida just joined Louisiana and Wisconsin in electing not to create private health insurance exchanges designed to help state citizens find affordable coverage. The three states have also elected not to expand their […]
Posted on July 9th, 2012 by admin
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Most companies have established a system of progressive discipline for dealing with employees with performance or behavior problems. Here’s a look at where managers often derail the process. The tough truth is that any policy’s only as good as the people who have to enforce it on a day-to-day basis. Managers are only human (despite […]
Posted on July 8th, 2012 by admin
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From the No, We’re Not Kidding File: The Boston office of the EEOC has been investigating a chain of coffeehouses because of its alleged practice of hiring attractive young women as servers. Here’s the odd part: Nobody’s filed a complaint. The agency has undertaken the probe on its own initiative. So it looks as though […]
Posted on July 7th, 2012 by admin
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A group of primary care physicians has already weighed in on whether or not the recently upheld healthcare reform law’s individual mandate will achieve its objective of spreading insurance to all individuals. The majority — 64% — said they believe the individual mandate will fail to make sure 100% of Americans obtain health insurance. That […]
Posted on July 6th, 2012 by admin
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Human Resources (HR) has the knowledge and tools to play a central role in driving business results. Yet many HR organizations struggle to show how the talent management processes they support are relevant to business success. In this paper, we’ll discuss how to use talent management to drive business execution. Click here to read the […]
Posted on July 5th, 2012 by admin
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‘Tis the season … for FMLA abuse. We’re currently in the peak of intermittent FMLA abuse’s high season. But there are ways to help make sure employees are taking leave for a medical reason – and not just to go to the beach. Since 2000, FMLA intermittent leave requests have skyrocketed 150%, according to the Employment […]
Posted on July 4th, 2012 by admin
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To maintain your standard of living, you need to save 11 times your annual salary if you plan to retire at age 65. How many people are on pace to hit that mark? Answer: Just 30% of individuals are on track to save that much for retirement. Those figures come from a new retirement analysis […]
Posted on July 3rd, 2012 by admin
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Beware: The fallout of a 2011 landmark Supreme Court ruling is starting to hit home with HR pros. You remember the decision in Thompson v. North American Stainless, in which the high court ruled federal discrimination law extended retaliation protection to third parties — employees who are affiliated with a person who’s made a workplace […]
Posted on July 2nd, 2012 by admin
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