As the end of 2017 approaches, employers that failed to comply with the ACA’s coverage obligations may soon be receiving employer mandate assessments. While we don’t know the exact amount of employer dollars that will be at risk, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that between 2015 and 2024 it will be $139 billion.
Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Don’t Forget the Possibility of ACA Retaliation Claims
Milwaukee Area Employment Law Attorney: 200 South Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-241-8444
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Misclassification Results in Liquidated Damages Award
Janet L. Heins|Decision-Making, News, Overtime Eligibility and Exemptions, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
An employer was ordered to pay liquidated damages where an employee’s position was misclassified as overtime-exempt under the Fair...
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High-Deductible Plans More Common, but So Are Choices
Janet L. Heins|Consumer Directed Health Care, Critical Evaluation, Health Care Costs, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The share of big employers offering a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) has grown by more than 20 percent since...
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Ontario Employee Who Quit Wasn’t Entitled to Bonus Payment
Janet L. Heins|Compensation Compliance, Critical Evaluation, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
An employee who quit his job was not entitled to a bonus payout, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled,...
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Good Jobs for High School Graduates Still Exist
Janet L. Heins|News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Many believe good jobs for workers without a bachelor’s degree no longer exist in a labor market buffeted by...
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SHRM-Backed Workflex Bill Introduced in House Today
Janet L. Heins|Influencing Government Policy, Leave Management, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
A bill to expand paid leave and workplace flexibility opportunities, which was developed with the support of Society for...
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Employee with Lyme Disease May Bring FMLA Retaliation Claim to Trial
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Communication, Communication, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
A utility company employee who was terminated a day after she took intermittent leave available to her under the...
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In Focus: Trump Proposes Tying Federal Workers' Pay to Performance
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, News, Variable Pay, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Using variable pay to reward workers for achieving goals is now common in the private sector. For federal workers,...
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Labor contractor was ‘perfectly clear’ successor; must bargain over initial terms of employment
Janet L. Heins|Blog, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
By Ronald Miller, J.D. Agreeing with the NLRB that a staffing company was a “perfectly clear” successor, the Fifth...
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