A pair of New York state appellate decisions has serious implications for employers that offer 24-hour home care for clients by ruling that sleep and meal periods must be included in the hourly wages of home care attendants.
New York Courts Rule on 24-Hour Nonresidential Home Care Workers’ Pay
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New HHS Secretary Azar Pledges to Focus on Prescription Drug Costs
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Former pharmaceutical executive Alex Azar is promising he’ll use his new role as secretary of the U.S. Department of...
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Employers Should Ensure Workers Promptly Report Job-Related Injuries
Janet L. Heins||Accidents and Injuries, News, Workers' Compensation, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
If an employee trips and falls at the workplace or is otherwise injured on the job, some supervisors are...
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Failure to Promote, Low Pay Increase Weren’t Due to EEOC Charge
Janet L. Heins||Compensation Compliance, Decision-Making, News, Promotion, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
An employer’s decision not to promote and to provide only a low pay increase were lawful for an employee...
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Was Your Employee Benefit Plan Selected for an Audit? Don’t Panic!
Janet L. Heins||Benefits Compliance, Critical Evaluation, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Many HR professional dread having their retirement or health plans examined by the IRS or the Department of Labor,...
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Viewpoint: Court Decisions Scale Back Additional Leave After FMLA Is Exhausted
Janet L. Heins||Family and Medical Leave, Leave Management, News, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals issued two decisions that set a clearer path for employers to follow when...
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Hospital’s Team Leads Proceed to Trial on Overtime Claims
Janet L. Heins||Communication, Compensation Communication, News, Overtime Eligibility and Exemptions, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Two team leads in a Savannah, Ga., hospital’s patient registration department were entitled to a trial on their claims...
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Employees Are More Likely to Stay If They Like Their Health Plan
Janet L. Heins||Benefits Communication, Communication, Consumer Directed Health Care, Health Care Costs, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Employer-provided health coverage is important for recruiting, but even more important for retention, a new survey shows. But employer-sponsored...
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NLRB Makes Change Easier for Unionized Employers
Janet L. Heins||Communication, Health Care Benefits, Labor Relations Communication, Labor Relations Compliance, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Unionized employers will have an easier time making changes to group health benefits plans based on past practices because...
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