6 things employers need to consider before conducting drug tests
Oregon became the first state in the U.S. to decriminalize use of hard drugs. What will this mean for employers who conduct drug testing?
Regulation and compliance
Benefits Think The Supreme Court’s trail of breadcrumbs: A legal perspective on California v. Texas
Is the future of the Affordable Care Act really in the hands of the Supreme Court?
Jennifer Berman
MZQ Consulting
Workers who lost jobs due to COVID may need help getting coverage this fall
At least 3 million people are without health coverage, a number that's expected to grow as the virus continues to play havoc with the economy and new rounds of business closings and layoffs are expected.
What to know as ACA heads to Supreme Court — again
Whether or not the ACA is upheld will determine the future of healthcare.
5 workplace issues at stake as Trump, Biden brace for election day
How each presidential candidate tackles workplace-related issues will have long-lasting ripple effects for employers.
New twists in year-end tax planning
COVID-19, the election and much more all need to be taken into account.
Podcast Access Denied: The wealth effect
In the first episode of the five-part documentary series, we look at how disparities in net worth and mortgage discrimination impact Black home ownership — and why it's impossible to close the gaps without attacking systemic racism.
Without Ginsburg, judicial threats to the ACA, reproductive rights heighten
Ginsburg’s death throws an already chaotic general election campaign during a pandemic into more turmoil. But in the longer term, her absence from the bench could accelerate a trend underway to get cases to the Supreme Court toward invalidating the ACA and rolling back reproductive freedoms for women.
Ginsburg’s death injects new doubt into fate of Obamacare
The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg injects new uncertainty into the fate of the Affordable Care Act as the landmark health-care law heads to a third showdown before U.S. Supreme Court.
Paid leave rules have changed — will they affect your workforce?
Revisions to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act are now in effect.
Retirement accounts at ‘serious risk’ as COVID-19 spurs bankruptcies
To protect client nest eggs, advisors must know which savings vehicles are protected — and they’re not all created equal.
5 ways to adapt your paid leave program for COVID-19 challenges
Many employers are rethinking their policies in response to COVID-19, Mercer experts say.
How to diversify your boardroom
With activists and shareholders increasingly pushing for diversity on boards of directors, experts suggest searching for new directors in a wider pool of candidates.
ERISA savings plans: A cautionary tale for clients
If the court ends up making this choice, intended family members may lose out — all for want of filling out a one-page form.
Temperature screening and the ADA: What you need to know
ADA experts discuss the key things to consider before checking your employees’ temperature.
White House, Democrats aim for virus relief deal by end of week
The White House and Democrats aim to strike a deal on virus-relief legislation by the end of the week 一 even though the two sides remain far apart on some key issues.
Disabled workers, already in a tough spot, now have it worse
For America’s almost 30 million working-age disabled citizens, the large majority of job opportunities lie in food service, hospitality and retail. But when virus lockdowns brought those sectors to a standstill, workers with disabilities quickly saw their jobs vanish.
Benefits Think The impact of social distancing on workplace culture
The more we understand what our culture was, the more we can understand what is happening to our culture now as employers make decisions about returning to work.
Jordan Birnbaum
ADP
Benefits Think Why employers must push for legislation to weather coronavirus
This crisis has brought to the forefront a renewed sense of urgency for employers to take a more inclusive approach to meeting the diverse needs of workers over the long term.
Richard McKenney
Unum
Employers need to embrace, not tolerate, LGBTQ employees
One employer decided to update their corporate policies after the Supreme Court ruled LGBTQ people are protected under the Civil Rights Act.
