Employee engagement

The aftermath of Hurricane Harvey is bound to raise questions about a firm’s obligation to provide time off under laws such as the Family and Medical Leave Act, one attorney says. Here’s what employers need to know.

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.

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

Companies have donated millions of dollars and matched employee donations following the storm’s devastation in Texas.

The Mexican eatery has added the University of Denver to its roster of colleges and universities to which employees have access to through a partnership with tech company Guild Education.

Thanks to Rosetta Stone software, employees of the Chinese chain are opening the lines of communication.

Three in four workers want a personal touch added to their program, says HealthFitness exec Ann Wyatt.

Employees who participated in the company’s “Million Step Challenge” improved their overall health risk status by more than 6% and their physical activity risk by 17%.

The services are aimed at educating employees on how to maximize adoption and utilization of CDH benefit programs, such as HSAs, FSAs and HRAs.

Employees who participated in the company’s “Million Step Challenge” improved their overall health risk status by more than 6% and their physical activity risk by 17%.

HR software firm Paycor executive Dan Mayton shares why advisers must take advantage of strategic vendor relations to utilize data that will enhance employee communications and maintain business.

With pet ownership on the rise, more companies are implementing policies that allow workers’ four-legged friends in the office. But before formalizing a pet-friendly workplace policy, HR leaders need to consider the pros and cons that go along with it.

With pet ownership on the rise, more companies are implementing policies that allow workers’ four-legged friends in the office. But before formalizing a pet-friendly workplace policy, HR leaders need to consider the pros and cons that go along with it.

To understand what makes employees tick, employers should enhance leadership communication and establish skip-level meetings, among other strategies.

Thanks to Rosetta Stone software, employees of the Chinese chain are opening the lines of communication.

NBGH’s Brian Marcotte and National Alliance’s Mike Thompson sound off on why employers need to embrace mobile communications, offer financial wellness apps and meet their employees where they are.

Users of Alegeus’s mobile app now can get quick answers to common questions regarding their offerings.

Benefit managers are painting well-being programs with a wider brush as strategies further incorporate wealth and emotional components.

One in five outreaches to employees about benefits reach dead numbers. So how can employers collect and house worker contact information, and how can they transmit that info to TPAs?

Benefit managers are painting well-being programs with a wider brush as strategies further incorporate wealth and emotional components.