Benefit management

While the increase to the minimum salary required to be exempt from overtime requirements never came, the current administration has indicated that it still intends to raise the threshold.

Despite uncertainty over reform efforts in Washington, employers need to prepare for next year now.

Advisers must help employers who want to attract top talent to offer their employees a wide array of product options.

Employers must implement a program that sends a clear signal to employees that it’s a truly accepted practice, says MIT professor Erin Kelly.

Jobs resource website Glassdoor released its annual rankings of top employers based on workers’ evaluations. These companies are the cream of the crop.

Hodges-Mace president and CTO Kevin Andrews says mobile apps could redefine how employers communicate with workers.

While the increase to the minimum salary required to be exempt from overtime requirements never came, the current administration has indicated that it still intends to raise the threshold.

Comprehensive onboarding, employee recognition programs, company events and mentoring are key.

The popularity of supplemental coverage — including accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity insurance — continues to rise as employers assist workers in combating high medical prices.

Government workers will receive six weeks of paid time for birth, adoption or taking care of an immediate family member.