The health reform wheels continue to grind: The feds have issued new guidance on wellness program incentives and the “essential health benefits rule.” The guidance on wellness incentives does clear up some of the confusion about just what’s acceptable and what’s not. The info on the “essential health benefits”? Not so much. Maximum incentive jumps […]
Posted on December 11th, 2012 by admin
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What’s your company’s raise budget look like for 2013? According to a number of studies, the average base employee pay increase is likely to be around 3%, which is a slight increase from previous years. Tech workers see greatest gains Robert Half International’s 2013 Salary Guide reports do a nice job of breaking down pay […]
Posted on December 10th, 2012 by admin
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Can’t help but see the irony here: A North Carolina facility that provides care to the mentally and physically disabled has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a charge that it improperly fired a staffer — who suffered from major depression. According to a suit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Sandra Bagwell, who […]
Posted on December 9th, 2012 by admin
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We often read court decisions where employers get hammered for failing to properly handle an employee request for an accommodation of some type. Nice to see one case where common sense carries the day. A recent case out of Chicago concerned one Latice Porter, a data entry specialist in the Field Services Section of the […]
Posted on December 8th, 2012 by admin
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Ah, the holidays. Time for good cheer, love of family and friends, warm memories — and the potential for some nasty legal hassles for HR. Here are three potential areas of holiday legal issues for HR pros and how to handle each of them, courtesy of Jonathan Segal on the We Know Next blog and […]
Posted on December 7th, 2012 by admin
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OK, we all know that employers can ask employees for fresh certification if there’s a change in the medical condition that’s behind the worker’s request for intermittent FMLA leave. But can an employer ask for recertification so many times that it constitutes harassment? That was the question in a recent federal court case in Michigan. […]
Posted on December 6th, 2012 by admin
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See how to connect with high-quality candidates. Recruiting managers know there are many ways to reach applicants, from social media to mobile and job boards to referrals. So why is finding great candidates so difficult? Mainly it’s because applicants are changing the game, sharing every detail of your recruiting process online and comparing you with […]
Posted on December 5th, 2012 by admin
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The just-released 2012 GuideStar Nonprofit Compensation Report is the most comprehensive analysis available on nonprofit executive compensation practices, and the only large-scale examination based entirely on IRS data. Based on 116,807 observations from 77,449 Forms 990 filed by 501(c) organizations with the IRS for fiscal year 2010, the 12th annual edition of our report offers: […]
Posted on December 4th, 2012 by admin
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By this time, most companies are aware of their right to monitor employee email activity at work. But as these cases show, putting an email monitoring policy to work comes with some dangers. Thanks to our affiliated website, ITManagerDaily, for the following rundown of recent court rulings: The loophole In one case, an employee sued […]
Posted on December 3rd, 2012 by admin
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Now that you’ve finally got a handle on the EEOC’s recent guidance on criminal background checks, the feds have announced they’re still not done looking into its effects. As you’ll recall, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released new guidance on the use of criminal backgrounds checks in the hiring process this past spring. Those guidelines […]
Posted on December 2nd, 2012 by admin
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