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…)
Employment Law
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…)
California is hoping to implement the DOL's overtime changes with or without a federal mandate. And because employment law trends in the Golden State tend to catch on around the country, employers everywhere should pay attention to the fate of…
No Finance executive in his right mind looks forward to the prospect of firing people. But sometimes it's just got to be done. Â Â (more…)
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) overtime rule isn’t dead yet. In fact, a big ally recently stepped up. (more…)
Another reason to make sure your HR folks have airtight FMLA processes: If your company winds up guilty of an FMLA violation in court, you’ll most likely have to fork over double damages.  (more…)
Enforcing your company's call-in procedures is one of the few weapons you have to prevent employees from abusing their FMLA leave. (more…)
A financial wellness program can be to your company's health insurance what a safety program is to workers’ comp: a strategic way to control costs. (more…)
Do the Democrats have a backup plan for the DOL’s new overtime rule if it dies in court or at the hands of the Trump administration? You betcha. (more…)
There are a lot of Finance professionals who’d like the DOL’s new overtime rule to just die already. Well, they just got two pieces of good news from the Trump administration. (more…)
