The Austin City Council passed a new ordinance on earned sick time that will take effect on Oct. 1 but is likely to be challenged in court almost immediately. Nevertheless, local employers should be aware of the basic requirements of the law so that they can prepare for the possibility of enforcement this fall.
Austin’s Earned Sick Time Ordinance: 8 Things You Need to Know
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Private Exchanges Evolve with Demand
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Communication, Communication, News, Open Enrollment, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Private benefits exchanges—commercially marketed platforms on which employees can shop for a wide range of employer-sponsored health and voluntary...
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Farm-to-Worksite Programs Promote Healthier Eating
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To provide their workers with healthy food, pioneering employers are sponsoring community-supported agriculture programs that allow employees to prepay...
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Severance Tied to Tenure and Position as Formal Policies Decline
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While employers are adopting more flexible terms for severance, the most common methods of determining a final payout remain...
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Trump Nominates Pharma Exec Alex Azar as Next HHS Secretary
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President Donald Trump has nominated former pharmaceutical firm executive Alex Azar as the next secretary of Health and Human...
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What Will Happen with Wage and Hour Laws Under Trump?
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President Donald Trump has promised to undo Obama-era regulations that business groups say are overly burdensome. Here’s what that...
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Fast-Food Chains Enrich Their Education and Financial Wellness Benefits
Janet L. Heins|Educational Assistance, News, Relationship Management, Retirement and Financial Planning, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
KFC, Taco Bell and McDonald’s recently announced new or enhanced benefits to help employees, many of whom are hourly...
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Will California See Dueling ‘Fair Scheduling’ Proposals in 2018?
Janet L. Heins|California, Compensation, Critical Evaluation, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Popular legislative proposals sometimes generate competition among legislators for who will be the first to introduce a bill on...
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Ontario Employee Who Quit Wasn’t Entitled to Bonus Payment
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An employee who quit his job was not entitled to a bonus payout, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled,...
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