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I was watching the 2016 Summer Olympic Games with my family over the weekend. I can’t help but get caught up in everything they represent. There is a certain amount of patriotism that comes with each Olympics as we cheer on the athletes from the United States. I’m sure there are moments we can all […]
During training on disability issues, supervisors and managers need to understand that employers often are required to provide an accommodation to an employee who requests one. However, as a recent case demonstrates, there are exceptions. What happened
By Kate McGovern Tornone, Editor A manager cost her company $500,000 when she told an employee taking intermittent Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave to “get it together,” and asked the employee to take a continuous leave.
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations provide a list of the types of healthcare providers (HCPs) that employers must acknowledge as being qualified to certify the existence of a serious health condition.
By Kelly Smith-Haley, Fox, Swibel, Levin & Carroll LLP The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows eligible employees to take unpaid job-protected leave for certain family and medical reasons. The FMLA also prohibits employers from retaliating against employees who exercise their rights under the Act. But employees have certain obligations to meet before being […]
Yesterday we looked at the first half of the results from our health and wellness programs survey. Today, we present more results.
In yesterday’s Advisor, we started to review some of the various metrics available to recruiters to assess recruiting effectiveness. Today we’re taking a look at a few more
By Michael F. Brown In yesterday’s Advisor, Michael F. Brown of the Camden Consulting Group presented a few strategies for small companies looking to attract and retain talent. Today Brown elaborates on more strategies, from training and development to rewarding talent.
After decades of job hopping—by necessity or design—some people have accumulated several retirement accounts, making it a confusing chore to keep track of what’s happening with their money.
By Jane Meacham Retirement plan service providers likely will face the most need to change business models among those affected by the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) final fiduciary rule issued in early April. Although adoption of the regulation is more than a year away, many respondents to an industry survey quickly registered confusion, and […]