Mentorship: What’s Your Style?
Yesterday’s Advisor presented the benefits of mentorship along with some different methods commonly used by organizations. We continue today with more unique styles of mentorship that you can use at your company.
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Introducing New Healthcare Options? Get Your Communications Pitch-Perfect
Yesterday we discussed the importance of a solid, year-round communications plan for discussing health benefits with employees. Today let’s dig deeper and explore what to do when introducing an entirely new benefit, such as a health savings account (HSA).
Judge clears way for antiretaliation portion of new OSHA rule
The antiretaliation provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) new electronic record-keeping rule are set to be implemented on December 1 after a Texas federal judge denied a request for a preliminary injunction on November 28. The eventual fate of the rule isn’t known since Judge Sam Lindsay of the U.S. District Court […]
When Calculating Overtime, Employers Can Exclude Meal Allowances
Payments provided to employees for food—as long as they are reasonable and for the employer’s benefit—do not need to be counted as wages when calculating overtime, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Prorating Nonexempt Employees’ Salaries: Tips for Employers
Many exempt employees are salaried, and many nonexempt employees are hourly. Sometimes, however, an employer may have salaried nonexempt employees. This article explains whether an employer may prorate the salary of a salaried nonexempt employee who works less than 40 hours in a workweek under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Working Mothers Unable to Save for Health Insurance Deductibles, Says Survey
Nearly half (49%) of working mothers surveyed do not have enough money to cover their health insurance deductible if they needed to do so today, according to a new survey from Aflac, a voluntary insurance provider, and Working Mother magazine.
California Bank to Pay $866,000 in Benefits to ESOP Participants in Judgment Won by DOL
A privately held commercial bank in San Francisco, California was ordered by a U.S. district court in a fiduciary-breach judgment to pay more than $860,000 to participants in its former employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).
Trump’s Parental Leave Plan: No PTO for Fathers, Adoptive Parents, and More
President-elect Donald Trump has proposed 6 weeks of paid leave for new mothers. New fathers, same-sex female partners, adoptive parents, and foster parents, however, would not receive any paid time off to care for a new child.
Taking the Soft Approach to Corporate Wellness
by Kerry Anne Carter, vice president of Sales, and Carl Bergauer, field sales director, Staples Business Advantage It’s in a company’s best interest to ensure their workers are happy and healthy, so they can be more productive and positively impact the bottom line. However, simply putting a wellness program in place isn’t always the answer.
New Survey Uncovers the Key to Retaining Top Talent
Does your organization suffer from high turnover? Are you constantly looking for ways to retain talent? A new survey, conducted by Paychex, may offer more insight into ways employers can keep their current workforce happy, engaged, and most importantly—keep them around! The Paychex survey report, “Employee Retention: What Makes Employees Stay or Leave,” focuses on […]