Walmart, the largest private employer in the U.S., announced it will raise the minimum wage it pays its employees to $11 dollars an hour and expand paid parental leave to its full-time hourly workers as a result of the lower corporate tax rate that took effect under the tax reform law.
Walmart Attributes Higher Starting Wage, Expanded Benefits to Tax Reform
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EEOC Wellness Regulations Vacated Effective Jan. 1, 2019
Janet L. Heins|Influencing Government Policy, News, Wellness Benefits, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
A district court has vacated the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s) wellness rule effective Jan. 1, 2019, instructing the...
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How to Ensure Fair Vehicle Reimbursements for Mobile Employees
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Tracking and reimbursing expenses for workers who use their own cars to conduct business isn’t always easy—or fair. Choosing...
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Could Swiss-Style Apprenticeships Fill in the U.S. Skills Gap?
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As U.S. employers create more jobs with in-demand skills, businesses, workforce development advocates, educational institutions and the government are...
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Why Pay Equity Keeps Getting More Complicated
Janet L. Heins|Compensation Compliance, Critical Evaluation, Diversity and Inclusion, Ethical Standards and Practices, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
As pressure on employers to address the pay gap between men and women, and between white and minority employees,...
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What’s Next for Health Care Legislation?
Janet L. Heins|Health Care Reform, Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs), Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Influencing Government Policy, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Republicans are no longer expected to make big changes in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). But bipartisan legislation streamlining...
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IRS Lowers 2018 Family HSA Contribution Limit by $50
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Communication, Communication, Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The 2018 contribution limit for health savings accounts (HSAs) linked to family coverage will be $6,850—not $6,900, as the...
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Gender Pay Gap Transparency Act: A Push for Equality or a Waste of Time?
Janet L. Heins|Gender, News, Pay Equity, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Gov. Jerry Brown soon will decide whether California’s big businesses must reveal salary data for male and female employees,...
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5 Big Benefits Trends Going into 2018
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Strategy and Planning, Critical Evaluation, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
What happened in the nation’s capital commanded much of employee benefit managers’ attention this year. But so, too, did...
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