Benefits Think Roth catch-up contributions are in effect: Here are plan sponsors’ next steps
A retirement expert offers step-by-step guidance to ensure compliance with the new rule.
Benefit compliance
Benefits Think It’s time to update your employee handbook
Refreshing your company policies will help avoid legal and liability issues.
Jeffrey Smith
Fisher Phillips
LinkedIn chief people officer resigns over compliance issues
A violation of company rules led to the ouster.
Compliance conundrum: 10 key issues impacting HR
From managing paid leave policies to addressing employee drug use, employers can expect to have their hands full in the coming year. But these strategies can help.
As mandatory sexual harassment training expands, here’s what employers need to know
Two years after the Weinstein scandal broke and #MeToo was born, a training expert reviews the state of mandatory harassment training across the country.
Benefits Think A look at the DOL’s final rule: White collar exemption and overtime
When applying the final guidelines, employers should know that salary level is just one of the criteria for exemption.
Bobbi Kloss
Benefit Advisors Network
DOL issues finalized overtime regulation
The final rule boosts the minimum salary threshold for salaried workers, but not to the extent under the Obama administration’s proposal.
California governor signs labor law, setting up bitter gig economy fight
A sweeping new law could force companies like Uber to reclassify their workers as employees.
4 pitfalls of paid leave and how clients can avoid them
Mandated leave laws are ever-evolving, so employers should consistently be cross-checking their policies against federal, state and local laws.
Benefits Think The cannabis conundrum: What are workers’ rights?
The first in a two-part series examining the legal and cultural implications of the drug in the workplace.
Kathleen Greer
KGA
4 pitfalls of paid leave and how employers can avoid them
Mandated leave laws are ever-evolving, so employers should consistently be cross-checking their policies against federal, state and local laws.
Benefits Think There’s no place like home — but is that a reasonable accommodation?
A pending court case is the latest to highlight the challenges employers face when considering remote accommodations from an employee with a medical condition.
Paul R. Monsees
Foley & Lardner
Trump to nominate Eugene Scalia as his new labor secretary
The outgoing secretary’s deputy, Patrick Pizzella, will be named acting secretary of the department.
Labor chief Acosta to quit after furor over Epstein sex inquiry
Acosta’s deputy, Patrick Pizzella, will become acting DOL secretary and is regarded as being more aggressively pro-business than Acosta.
Benefits Think Marijuana is now legal in my state, but is it a ‘lawful product?’
Employers have to navigate through an ever growing patchwork of state laws surrounding cannabis use and the workforce.
Patrick J. McMahon
Foley & Lardner LLP
HR, benefits tech M&A surges with Alight acquisition of Hodges-Mace
The deal marks the fifth for the tech company since it went independent in 2017.
HR, benefits tech M&A surges with Alight acquisition of Hodges-Mace
The deal marks the fifth for the tech company since it went independent in 2017.
Employers need to get smart with healthcare tech, and 9 other key SHRM takeaways
From boosting mental health benefits to improving company culture, a variety of hot topics dominated the HR association’s annual conference.
Oregon becomes eighth state to adopt a paid family leave law
The new legislation includes a generous offering for low-income workers.
The discrimination pitfall advisers may not be paying attention to
A top benefits attorney discusses the legal troubles employers are dealing with when it comes to discrimination and compensation.
