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How to Avoid the Traps of Hyperconnetivity
Our society demands connectivity. Through constant Facebook and Twitter updating, texting and the like the millennial generation has become all too adept at “staying in touch“
Onsite Child Care Ebbs as Flexible Benefits Flow
Employer-sponsored onsite child care centers are becoming increasingly rare and, some say, are too rigid to meet the diverse needs of today’s workforce. Instead, employers are focusing on work/life balance…
Rethink Requiring Confidentiality for Investigations
If you require those participating in an investigation to keep all discussions confidential as a matter of course, you may want to reconsider that procedure
IRS Sets PCORI Fees for 2017
The annual fee to fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), paid by employers that sponsor self-insured health plans, will rise in 2017 to $ per covered life, the IRS…
Many Unemployed Young Adults Less Healthy Than Employed People 50 and Older
Unemployed young adults are less healthy than employed people 50 and older
Employers and Visa Applicants May Challenge H-1B Lottery Process
Two small businesses and their would-be H-1B visa recipients may challenge the legality of the H-1B lottery process in court
D.C. Circuit Punishes NLRB for Futile Appeal
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) should not have cross-appealed to enforce an order against a company when applicable federal case law showed it would lose, a court ruled in…
Trump’s Ideas for Change in the Workplace
Now that Donald Trump has been elected president, the electorate is taking a closer look at his priorities. For HR professionals, his positions on issues affecting the workplace are of…
In Focus: The Trump Administration and the ACA
President-elect Donald Trump vowed during his campaign to dismantle the Affordable Care Act (ACA). That will be a challenge for a Trump presidency because of a likely Democratic filibuster, but…
Workplace Wisdom: 4 True Tales and Tips for HR and Managers
Employement law attorney Jathan Janove shares four nuggets of workplace wisdom for HR and managers