IRS increases 401(k) contribution limit to $22,500 for 2023

Retirement planning has become a source of stress for workers more than two years into the pandemic.

By Ryan Golden • Updated Oct. 21, 2022

Flexible schedules more desirable than remote work? Survey suggests they are

However, employees aren’t always aware of what benefits their employers offer.

By Laurel Kalser • Oct. 21, 2022

Explore the Trendline➔

Inside the rapidly changing world of employee benefits

Healthcare costs are climbing and employee needs are changing. How can HR professionals adapt?

By HR Dive staff

11th Circuit: UPS worker’s FMLA case fell apart due to lack of documentation

The worker submitted a one-page document without much of the required information, the court found.

By Caroline Colvin • Oct. 20, 2022

Express needed a turnaround. Its CHRO turned to flexibility.

Remote and hybrid work options aim to assist the retailer’s broader brand modernization efforts, Senior VP and CHRO Mike Reese told HR Dive.

By Ryan Golden • Oct. 20, 2022

IRS pushes 2023 FSA cap over $3K in ‘relatively large increase’

The shift is due to high inflation levels, advisory firm WTW said.

By Kate Tornone • Oct. 19, 2022

4 stories on the state of family planning benefits

These benefits are increasingly gender neutral and inclusive of the many options for creating a family, such as adoption and foster placement.

By Kathryn Moody • Oct. 18, 2022

Gannett hiring freezes, furloughs draw employee backlash

Social media was abuzz as current and former Gannett employees weighed in on the changes — and the way they were rolled out.

By Caroline Colvin • Oct. 17, 2022

SCOTUS ponders: Should a worker making $200K annually be overtime-exempt?

A small wrinkle in the FLSA’s exemption for highly compensated employees poses a conundrum for the high court.

By Ryan Golden • Oct. 14, 2022

Survey: Job seekers don’t trust employers that exclude pay from job postings

Employers are facing pressure from job hunters — and from newly passed laws — to be more transparent about a position’s pay.

By Laurel Kalser • Oct. 13, 2022

DOL: 2 Boston restaurants to pay $195K for minimum wage, OT violations

“Too often, we find violations like these in the food service industry,” a DOL spokesperson said.

By Emilie Shumway • Oct. 13, 2022

Walmart to add fertility benefits

Walmart has joined the trend of large companies offering their employees an array of fertility care and family-building services.

By Laurel Kalser • Oct. 13, 2022

Employee recognition can save companies billions, Gallup says

Employers lose out on approximately $20 million for every 10,000 workers dragged down by draining workplaces, researchers found.

By Caroline Colvin • Oct. 6, 2022

How 2023 minimum wage hikes will affect HR’s compensation strategies

Compensation pros are competing for talent more intensely, one source told HR Dive, and hourly wage won’t be as powerful a tool as rates climb.

By Jen A. Miller • Oct. 6, 2022

SHRM researchers: Reported dip in parental leave offerings not ‘a big thing to panic about’

Several reasons could account for the declining percentage of employers that offered paid parental leave.

By Ryan Golden • Oct. 5, 2022

Many insured US working adults still struggle with healthcare spending

Approximately 2 in 5 people with employer-sponsored health insurance were classified as underinsured, according to a Commonwealth Fund survey.

By Ryan Golden • Oct. 4, 2022

Despite pay increases, raise requests are coming, Robert Half says

Most employees in the firm’s survey said they felt underpaid.

By Ryan Golden • Oct. 3, 2022

Worker sues Cargill for lost pay due to Kronos outage, alleges ‘negligence’

Cargill and Kronos parent UKG also failed to “exercise reasonable care” in handing his and others’ sensitive personal information, the suit claimed.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 29, 2022

Amazon to spend nearly $1B on wage hikes for front-line workers

Increases start in October and will raise the average starting wage for fulfillment and transportation workers to over $19 an hour, the company said.

By Ben Unglesbee • Sept. 29, 2022

Don’t read too much into SHRM survey’s parental leave findings, analysts say

“What SHRM is reporting in their survey data is not happening, period,” Mercer’s Rich Fuerstenberg told HR Dive in an interview.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 29, 2022

Hospitals are boosting benefits to attract talent, Aon report shows

The move comes as health systems are increasingly concerned about burnout amid the talent shortage.

By Emilie Shumway • Sept. 27, 2022

Monster: Two-thirds of workers would quit if forced to return to the office five days a week

Flexibility remains a top perk for employees — and is increasingly becoming table stakes.

By Emilie Shumway • Sept. 26, 2022

Study: Employers miss the mark on pay equity

Many equal-pay-for-equal-work initiatives focus on women, but it’s so much more complex than that, the research notes.

By Caroline Colvin • Sept. 22, 2022

Study: Nearly one-third of employers balk at pay transparency

With more states requiring pay disclosures, companies and their financial executives need to develop a consistent national strategy, said Mariann Madden of WTW. 

By Elizabeth Flood • Sept. 16, 2022

Judge: ACA’s anti-HIV drug coverage mandate violated employer’s religious freedom

The decision comes just two years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold regs allowing employers to opt out of the ACA’s contraceptive mandate.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 16, 2022

7 stories on the importance of vacation

Companies may need to prioritize mental health by rejecting overwork.

By Emilie Shumway • Sept. 15, 2022