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Question:I am looking for best practices on requiring or not requiring use of PTO in our Short Term Disability leave policies. Answer: When employees are injured or disabled or become ill on the job, they may be entitled to medical and/or disability-related leave under two federal laws: the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the […]
By Kate McGovern Tornone, BLR Editor Current and accurate job descriptions are your best defense to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) claims, speakers told attendees at the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM’s) annual conference.
In yesterday’s Advisor, we looked at some tips for recruiting and retaining the newest generation to enter the workforce: Generation Z. Today, let’s continue with more tips for employers.
Yesterday’s Advisor revealed survey findings that suggested many workers in the United States don’t believe leaders have their best interests at heart. Today guest columnist Ed Chaffin, president of IMPACT Group, has tips for training executive leaders to prevent their productivity from tanking.
Yesterday’s Advisor featured the first seven tips from Attorney Jonathan Segal on improving gender equality. Today, the rest of the story.
While the discussions continue about healthcare reform, most agree that its primary goal—affordable health care for every American—is a noble one. Even as the law was written, and certainly as implementation has progressed, the reality that emerged was anything but simple. For many, “bogged down” doesn’t even begin to describe the processes and the outcomes.
The Children’s Place Inc. (CPI) may be a fun spot for kids, but it’s apparently a lousy place to be an employee covered under the company health plan.
By Greg Autuori, manager, Benefits Consulting, at Namely You made it. Somehow, some way, you found a way to make sure your company was compliant with the first year of IRC 6055/6056 reporting regulations and associated distribution of Forms 1094/1095. This was a monumental task, and over the past year, there’s a good chance you’ve […]
In 1873, the Supreme Court ruled that women couldn’t be lawyers, notes attorney Jonathan Segal. Gender equality has improved, but still, women are CEOs of only 4.5 percent of the Fortune 1000. In virtually every profession, women are underrepresented in top management, Segal adds.
With Generation Z (those born from the mid-’90s to the ’00s) starting to enter the workforce, employers are starting to pay attention to how this generation differs from the ones before it. While much of the focus of recent years has been on wooing the Millennial generation, that cohort is now primed for moving up […]