Employer Strategies

A recent court ruling found that a former employee’s claim survived a motion to dismiss where she alleged her former employer violated the Stored Communications Act (“SCA”) when it accessed personal emails after she surrendered her company-issued mobile phone.

The NLRB has issued a complaint against the digital on-demand platform Handy Technologies Inc., alleging that workers who provide its home cleaning services are employees.

The regulation enacted in June spurred plan sponsors to update their plan design and investment menus and some are even shopping for new plan advisers.

The small New England firm now offers 12 weeks of time off to new parents.

There are a myriad of reasons, such as increased utilization, why this approach could reap more benefits than the typical telephonic EAP.

Employers should present tests that matter most to their employees, offer the right incentives and look for partners that use clinical and behavioral analytics.

Understanding who oversees key principals helps focus management, says Manning & Napier's Shelby George.

The Internal Revenue Service granted relief to those hit by the storm by making it easier for retirement plans to give loans and hardship distributions.

With mental health issues becoming a growing concern for employees, a comprehensive strategy can help workers get the resources they need while helping employers make gains in productivity and engagement.

Debt to states workers’ retirement system has soared by $33.4 billion, or $6,000 for every resident, courtesy of accounting rules.