Comp & Benefits: Page 98
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Suit says Disney should pay for time spent donning costumes, uniforms
Employers with security screenings and required outfits have long struggled with defining "compensable working time."
By Kate Tornone • July 24, 2017 -
Global employee survey finds flexible work increasingly seen as top job choice
Among 19 countries surveyed, U.S. job candidates represented the highest proportion of those who said they wanted flexibility.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • July 21, 2017 -
Explore the Trendline➔
Adeline Kon/HR Dive
TrendlineInside the rapidly changing world of employee benefits
Healthcare costs are climbing and employee needs are changing. How can HR professionals adapt?
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Study: Less than half of US workers know about employers' supplemental insurance
Supplemental insurance could help financially strapped workers worried about healthcare costs – if they knew about it.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • July 21, 2017 -
Congress looks to block new EEO-1 report
The spending bill rider is one of several ongoing efforts to derail impending compensation reporting requirements for employers.
By Kate Tornone • July 21, 2017 -
Feds publish to-do list: Overtime, tip regs and OSHA tracking
DOL’s agenda didn’t contain any major surprises, but it outlined an ambitious timeline for an agency that is not yet fully staffed.
By Kate Tornone • July 20, 2017 -
States step in to undercut local minimum wage ordinances
Stagnation at the federal level isn't doing any favors for those in charge of compliance.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • July 20, 2017 -
Deep Dive
The service link: Using volunteerism to boost employee engagement
Employees want to work for businesses that have a social impact — and they want to be active participants in those efforts.
By Riia O’Donnell • July 20, 2017 -
WTW: Healthcare costs for active employees have doubled since 2001
Cost of retirement benefits have declined 25% in the same time period, however.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • July 19, 2017 -
Employers are pouring money into 401ks to encourage retirement
Experts say businesses have an incentive to make way for younger workers.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • July 19, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Overtime, joint employment and more: A wage and hour preview
There have been at least a few hints about how some issues may play out, and most seem to point to good news for employers.
By Kate Tornone • July 19, 2017 -
Judge declares DOL's request for Google pay data 'unreasonable'
The judge left some DOL requests intact, but said the company shouldn't have to provide info on salary histories dating back to 1998.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • July 18, 2017 -
With BCRA dead, Senate considers ACA repeal without replacement
The GOP won’t easily give up its best chance to repeal the ACA since the law was enacted, but its options are dwindling.
By Ryan Golden , Shannon Muchmore • July 18, 2017 -
Stanford study: Working from home makes workers more productive, dedicated
Given the technology available, requiring workers to commute to an office can produce gains, but there are also stories of workers gone wild.
By Justine Brown • July 17, 2017 -
Lawmakers target DOL and its regs in draft spending bill
The House bill also proposes cuts to NLRB funding and forbids the agency from applying its joint-employer position in future cases.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • July 17, 2017 -
Joining a national trend, San Francisco bans salary-history questions
In recent months, at least nine other cities and states have outlawed questions about salary history, aiming to close the gender pay gap.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • July 14, 2017 -
Most workers find ACA repeal harmless, but want to keep some provisions
Employees generally seem to have a hands-off approach to healthcare, however, which colors their experience negatively at times.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • July 14, 2017 -
Study: Employees want more communication with HR
Nearly 50% of workers polled said infrequent HR communication made them feel uninformed or disengaged.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • July 13, 2017 -
Workers would take a 20% pay cut for stable scheduling, study says
Fluctuating scheduling also causes pay to vary by as much as 30% week to week, which is nigh untenable for many American families.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • July 13, 2017 -
Worldwide, companies plan modest salary budget increases for 2018
Market volatility, political unrest and uncertainty in the Eurozone, however, are keeping those increases primarily moderate.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • July 13, 2017 -
NBGH launches toolkit to help employers navigate ACOs
Accountable care organization adoption should trend higher as businesses seek value-based care over fee-for-service models.
By Ryan Golden , Valerie Bolden-Barrett • July 12, 2017 -
Study: Only 25% of part-time workers have medical coverage
U.S. workers have taken up nontraditional roles in droves, but the vast majority lack the financial stability offered by health and retirement benefits.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • July 11, 2017 -
DOL defends fiduciary rule, minus class action waivers
The agency appears to have abandoned its previous position that class action waivers are permitted under certain circumstances.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • July 11, 2017 -
'Repeal now, replace later' might not be so bad for employers
Though unlikely, repeal without replace would — on the surface — remove mandates and burdensome reporting requirements. But the dance over the Senate vote continues.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • July 11, 2017 -
Latest US jobs report shows 19% of people over 65 still work
Even as working late into life becomes increasingly common, low pay, health problems and age discrimination challenge those who work past the retirement age.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • July 11, 2017 -
BenefitsPro: 83% of employees want and would fully pay for voluntary benefits
Voluntary benefits can help employers defer some costs to employees but continue to provide the services they need.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • July 10, 2017
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