In a new industry report from NetLine Corporation, deep insights into the research patterns of HR professionals have been uncovered. Analysis into the active HR personas, HR content consumption trends, and the most in-demand audiences of HR companies was completed using the NetLine B2B content syndication lead generation network that processed more than 8.5 million […]
Posted on January 31st, 2017 by admin
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When it comes to common financial vehicles like 401(k) plans, term life insurance, Roth IRAs and 529 college savings plans, most workers could use some education on the finer points. In fact, according to a recent study by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of American, one-third or less of employees said they had a […]
Posted on January 30th, 2017 by admin
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Well, we’ve now got a timeline for the Republicans’ plan to jettison Obamacare. What we don’t have is any kind of clear idea of what’s going to replace it. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) explained the party’s 200-day legislative strategy during a private meeting of of House and Senate Republicans at their annual policy retreat […]
Posted on January 29th, 2017 by admin
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There are a lot of business groups, employers and individuals who’d like the DOL’s new overtime rule to just die already. Well, they just got two pieces of good news from the Trump administration. Memorandum issued First, on January 20, White House Chief of Staff Reince Preibus issued a memorandum to the heads of executive departments […]
Posted on January 28th, 2017 by admin
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It probably comes as no surprise that employees and managers are not big fans of traditional performance reviews. But what may surprise you is just how much employees despise these reviews — and how they could be driving top talent out the door. In a recent survey by Adobe, 22% of employees admitted to crying as a result of […]
Posted on January 27th, 2017 by admin
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One of President Donald Trump’s first orders of business when he took office was issuing an executive order on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Since then, much has been written about the order’s potential effect on the individual marketplace. Now, it’s time to address how it could impact employer plans. Here’s the bottom line: While the executive […]
Posted on January 26th, 2017 by admin
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The Department of Labor (DOL) and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), for the second time in just six months, are raising the penalties for employment law violations. In November of 2015, the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act was passed. It directs federal agencies to adjust their civil monetary penalties for […]
Posted on January 25th, 2017 by admin
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A lot of employers have multiple people interviewing job candidates. But is that really the right way to go about hiring people? Here’s the answer employers have been seeking. According to a new study, the more people you have interviewing candidates — and reviewing their responses — the better your odds will be of selecting […]
Posted on January 24th, 2017 by admin
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Employers across the country indirectly increased employees’ compensation recently and in many companies, it seemed like nobody noticed. Why? Because management was guilty of a big oversight. Companies didn’t explain to employees what they did — and what it was worth. The compensation increase likely took one of these forms: increasing the amount you paid for […]
Posted on January 23rd, 2017 by admin
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A recent court ruling makes it clear: If you’re trying to rid yourself of the disease of workplace harassment, you can’t just treat the symptoms. You need to find the cure. That’s the lesson from a recent federal lawsuit in New York State, in which a jury awarded $275,000 to a woman who’d been victimized by […]
Posted on January 22nd, 2017 by admin
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