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For 2018, Expect Steeper Health Plan Premium Increases
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, Health Care Costs, News, Prescription Drug Plans, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayThe average premium hike for employer-sponsored health plans next year is expected to be the highest since 2011. But...
Overtime for Former Employee Was Paid at Correct Rate
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, News, Overtime Pay, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayA former city employee in Alabama failed to support his claims that his employer paid his overtime wages at...
How to Comply with Payroll Record-Keeping Requirements
Janet L. Heins|Compensation Compliance, Managing Risks, News, Payroll, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayComplex wage and hour laws are the source of both many headaches for HR and many class-action lawsuits from...
SHRM: Exempt Overtime Threshold Should Be Nearly $32,000
Janet L. Heins|Influencing Government Policy, News, Overtime Eligibility and Exemptions, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayThe Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) supports a moderate increase in the minimum salary threshold above which workers...
HR Vice President Liable for Fiduciary Breach
Janet L. Heins|Decision-Making, Fiduciary Duty, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayAdministrators of the 401(k) plan of a California energy company, including the vice president of HR, are liable for...
New Guidance Eases—but Won’t Delay—the CEO Pay Ratio Reporting
Janet L. Heins|Executive Compensation, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayNew Securities and Exchange Commission guidance allows public companies to calculate the ratio of CEO pay to median-employee pay...
Executive Who Says She Was Falsely Promised Equity in Company Cannot Proceed with Lawsuit
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Communication, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayA former distillery president who claimed that she was induced to leave a higher paying job with false promises...
Tips for Launching a Student-Loan Repayment Benefit
Janet L. Heins|Educational Assistance, News, Relationship Management, Retirement and Financial Planning, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayEmployers that are launching a student-loan repayment benefit can gauge enrollment numbers and overall costs before rolling out a...
How to Humanize Benefits Communications with Technology
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Communication, Benefits Technology, News, Open Enrollment, Technology Communication, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, PayHR leaders can rely on a bevy of digital technologies to improve benefits communication. Whether they use apps, videos,...
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