You’ve slogged through dozens of resumes, set up and conducted multiple rounds of interviews and, finally, you’ve extended an offer to the perfect candidate. Except she decides to go with another company’s offer instead. Most companies just face the music and let things lie there. But Ben Dattner, an organizational development consultant writing on […]
Posted on October 12th, 2016 by admin
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Jan. 1, 2017 may still seem pretty far off, but now’s the time to make sure you’ll be in compliance with the EEOC’s new wellness rules that kick in on New Year’s Day. Here’s why. Health and wellness plans tend to go hand in hand. That means as you’re putting a bow on your health plan […]
Posted on October 11th, 2016 by admin
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Convincing employees not to take out that 401(k) loan not only benefits those staffers’ financial health, it also helps keep you out of the feds’ crosshairs. In fact, the greater the number of 401(k) loans and loan defaults a plan has, the greater the chances that plan will be audited by the IRS and […]
Posted on October 10th, 2016 by admin
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In a painful reminder that ACA reporting season isn’t as far away as most would like it to be, the IRS has released the final forms and instructions employers need to start getting comfortable with. On the bright side: At least the feds aren’t springing revised forms on you at the last minute. Unlike last year, […]
Posted on October 9th, 2016 by admin
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You’d think that if any employer would be cognizant of workplace law, it’d be a law school, right? Apparently not the case at the University of Denver, if the EEOC’s recent charges are true. The university violated federal law by paying female employees lower wages than men, the agency charged in a recent lawsuit. The […]
Posted on October 8th, 2016 by admin
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The IRS’ latest moves serve as a critical reminder to employers everywhere that ACA reporting season will be here before they know it. First, the agency released the final Forms 1094-B and 1095-B and the related instructions. ‘C Forms’ right behind These “B Forms” are filed by minimum essential coverage providers, which are mostly […]
Posted on October 7th, 2016 by admin
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A federal court is letting a job candidate’s age discrimination lawsuit stand, even though the employer never hired anyone for the position. Why? Because of what a manager said during the interview. It all happened at Detroit Baptist Manor, a retirement community, where Frank Branham, 67, applied for a general maintenance position. Branham interviewed with […]
Posted on October 6th, 2016 by admin
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Posted on October 5th, 2016 by admin
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If you’re worried about an employee’s health or safety in his current position, can you force the employee to work elsewhere? Answer: Most likely not without some confirmation from a doctor that he’s a safety risk, or some evidence that he’s not performing his job duties — at least not if you want to avoid an […]
Posted on October 4th, 2016 by admin
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Need a reason to refresh your anti-harassment training with your managers? Take a look at this story. A teenager who formerly worked at a Chipotle in Houston was recently awarded $7.65 million this week after suing the company for sexual harassment, according to a story on Business Insider. According to a news release from the […]
Posted on October 3rd, 2016 by admin
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