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By Jenie Van Hampton, JD A recent case decided by the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin—provides helpful guidance for addressing “regarded as” disabled claims brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
By Susan Schoenfeld, JD Have you ever wondered whether the leave you approved was really allowed under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)? What about accepting questionable medical certifications? How can you properly (and effectively) question FMLA medical certification when it seems that something just isn’t right?
By Hugh Tonks In yesterday’s Advisor, guest columnist Evan Hackel provided three ways to make interactions among employees more proactive and positive. Today, we present an article by Hugh Tonks, CEO of Thymometrics®, a supplier of employee engagement surveys. Tonks’ recommendation for improving engagement? Accountability on the part of management.
In Yesterday’s Advisor, we explored how personality tests really function in the workplace. Today we’ll continue to look at just how these tests can really help you hire the right person for the job—not just the one who seems right.
A new report from Aon Hewitt estimates that the average cost increases for employer-sponsored medical plans globally will be 9.1% in 2016—5.5 percentage points higher than the global average projected inflation rate of 3.6%.
Our company will be acquired and therefore all of our employees will be terminating our current company and will be hired by the acquiring company. In regards to our Dependent Care Account, can current participants who are contributing change their contribution amount based on this acquisition being out of their control? We would not want […]
More than half of employees in a recent study reported high levels of stress. How are employers responding, given the impact on employees’ health, productivity, and morale?
Two researchers from the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Public Health have concluded that the Cadillac Tax will hit middle-class families the hardest, according to new research published in the March 2016 issue of the International Journal of Health Services.
By Susan Schoenfeld, JD It’s been over 2 years since the U.S. Supreme Court effectively legalized same-sex marriage in the case of U.S. v. Windsor and a year since the Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, required states to issue marriage licenses for same-sex marriages and to recognize a same-sex marriage performed in another state. So, […]
A recent survey by Accountemps® suggests that less than half of former employees (aka boomerang employees) would work for former employers again.