When your company is growing rapidly, it's easy to ignore the less-pressing business issues, such as minor compliance tasks. But as a recent DOL settlement shows, doing so can prove very, very costly. (more…)
Employment Law
The DOL is targeting employers’ Section 125 cafeteria plans with an increase in audits. (more…)
From 2006 to 2016, EEOC charges against employers for ADA violations increased nearly 75%. With figures like that, some Finance chiefs feel it makes sense to grant each and every accommodation request that employees make. But that's not the case.…
Finance chiefs will once again have one of the most useful DOL resources at their disposal to help with an array of tricky compliance issues -- and avoid costly penalties and lawsuits. (more…)
Good news for Finance: The current version of the DOL’s overtime rule is all but dead. (more…)
Your hiring pros probably go out of their way to avoid asking obvious questions about race, age, gender and disability during job interviews. (more…)
There’s a right way and a wrong way to proceed when you suspect an employee is abusing his or her FMLA leave. (more…)
What do employment attorneys see as the common thread that lands well-meaning employers in court time and time again? Costly mistakes by their front-line managers. (more…)
When you offer a company "ethics" hotline for reporting suspicious or fraudulent behavior and then fire an employee for using said hotline, you can hardly be shocked when the feds come down hard on you. (more…)
A new court ruling could change the way some organizations handle the cost-sharing structure of their benefit plans. (more…)
Now may be a good time to make some decisions about what your company’s approach to paid parental leave should be moving forward. (more…)
The DOL has already been granted two extensions in submitting its final brief to the Fith Circuit Court of Appeals for the final overtime rule, but it looks like that still wasn’t enough. (more…)
