Like most things, employee benefits has changed drastically in the last decade.  Once considered a “given” and a staple by-product of employment, such benefits can no longer be taken for granted or assumed any longer.  Indeed, many employees make their job decisions based on employee benefits.  That’s how tenuous...

Audit is a loaded word that usually conjures up images of government officials invading your space and snooping around looking to catch you in some wrongdoing.  Yet audits, at least human resources audits can provide your company with valuable information that can help you maintain compliance and affect your...

2014 marks the year when employers who employ more than 50 full-time workers must offer them healthcare coverage regardless of pre-existing conditions.  Besides the shift in coverage, employers should be prepared to deal with the following areas of potential exposure in order to ensure compliance with the law, according...

From 2010 to 2011, the number of employees filing wage-and-hour lawsuits across the country climbed by 15%.  This is particularly significant once you consider the tight job market during that period.  Human Resources departments can help your company avoid such lawsuits by paying attention to the following: Due to...

Landmark health care reform legislation, coupled with an uncertain economy, is sharpening employers’ focus on new strategies and tactics to mitigate costs and improve worker health and productivity, according to the findings of the 16th Annual Towers Watson/National Business Group on Health Employer Survey on Purchasing Value in Health...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Council voted in favor of updating its current guidelines regarding employment screening and background checks.  The update is long overdue since they haven’t been updated since 1987.  In the ensuing 25 years, much has changed in terms of employment screening yet the federal agency has...