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With employees now seeking targeted, personalized options, employers should turn to solutions such as medical opinion and decision support services.
With employees now seeking targeted, personalized options, employers should turn to solutions such as medical opinion and decision support services.
Hours after House Republicans jubilantly passed their tax bill, their colleagues on the Senate Finance Committee approved a far different version – one that postpones difficult questions as lawmakers rush to refashion much of the U.S. economy on a tight deadline.
House Republicans passed their version of legislation to overhaul the U.S. tax code by slashing the corporate tax rate, lowering tax burdens for most individuals and adding an estimated $1.4 trillion to the federal deficit over the next decade.
As of now, 401(k) plans won’t be touched, which is good news for employers, but anything could happen, experts say.
As of now, 401(k) plans won’t be touched, which is good news for employers, but anything could happen, experts say.
A participant in the company’s 401(k) plan alleges that the retail giant should have negotiated reasonable fees, but didn’t.
A participant in the company’s 401(k) plan alleges that the retail giant should have negotiated reasonable fees, but didn’t.
Although the proposed rule has been shot down by the Fifth Circuit, the DOL will now request that the Fifth Circuit reverse a Texas federal court order blocking the new rule.
Some industries are noticing a boom in the search for talent, and these professions are seeing a big spike in compensation as the need for gifted employees intensifies.
A proposal that deals with pass-through entities could cause businesses to reconsider adopting or maintaining retirement plans because of significant financial disincentives.
The agency’s move looks to get the regulation out of the court system so the Department of Labor can rework it.
SHRM’s Chatrane Birbal says organizations can push for a greater use of alternative therapies and telemedicine services in rural areas to deal with workers struggling with an addiction to painkillers.
SHRM’s Chatrane Birbal says organizations can push for a greater use of alternative therapies and telemedicine services in rural areas to deal with workers struggling with an addiction to painkiller.
Employers can take steps to structure workplace benefits that accommodate individuals with disabilities and their caregivers.
The updates aim to help HR professionals better comply with employment regulations and more easily track employees’ work schedules.
Retirement readiness would vastly improve by requiring auto features, increasing HSA contribution limits, and outlawing participant loans, among other recommendations, says adviser Robert Lawton.
Employers in the Bay State will have to provide more frequent breaks, job restructuring and modified work schedules.
Preston Rutledge, who has years of federal government service experience, ‘is not a divisive figure' and is expected to seek bipartisan input on topics such as the fiduciary rule.
Preston Rutledge, who has years of federal government service experience, ‘is not a divisive figure' and is expected to seek bipartisan input on topics such as the fiduciary rule.
The employer group claims that OregonSaves obstructed federal law with reporting requirement.