Benefits

Software as a Service May Ease Adoption of Online Employee Benefit Administration

Because of health care reform, companies will face increased reporting requirements, ne...

Recruitment

What Employers Should Know About Hiring Independent Contractors

Employers can protect themselves from legal liability arising out of the hiring of inde...

HR Administration

Dear Workforce We Are at 50 Employees. How Do We Prepare For FMLA?

We are now at 50 employees but have a lot of new hires. When are we required to impleme...

Compliance

Va. State Workers Would Contribute 5% of Pay Under Proposal

State employees have not made contributions since 1983, when the state agreed to cover ...

Benefits

Wrangling Begins in Health Care Reform Lawsuit

In all, 20 states, 47 interest groups and more than 70 legislators have filed briefs wi...

Workplace Culture

House Extends Health Insurance Subsidies for Some Laid-Off Workers

While there is broad support in Congress for the subsidy, it isn’t known if the Senate ...

Legal

High Courts Ruling on Wal-Mart Case Could Impact Future of Class-Action Lawsuits

Experts note that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has a particularly high rate am...

HR Administration

Regarding Disciplinary Action Toward an Employee, Is Honesty the Best Policy?

The legal benefits from making the effort to explain a disciplinary action far outweigh...