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Know What You Need to Select a Benefits Provider
Choosing a benefits administration provider is increasingly a high-stakes decision. As vendor choices grow, benefits technology evolves and health care legislation remains in flux, it’s more important than ever that…
Don't Just Adapt to Change—Lead It
The real winners in business today are those who thrive during times of transformation
Employees, Stressed by Benefits Decisions, Want More Help
Most employees say they would like help from their employer when choosing a health plan, but many also say they don’t attend company benefits meetings, don't read their summary plan…
DOL Asks if Multiple Salary Levels for Overtime Exemptions Are a Good Idea
The Department of Labor (DOL) suggested more complex alternatives to the blocked overtime rule of the Obama administration in its July 25 request for information on overtime
Concerns About Propriety of Romantic Relationship Upheld
An employee cannot prevail on claims of sex discrimination or retaliation without showing that the employer's reasons for any alleged adverse employment actions were a pretext for discrimination or retaliation
New Jersey Nurse’s Disability Discrimination Claims May Proceed to Trial
A registered nurse employed by a New Jersey health care system for approximately 10 years may proceed to a jury trial with her disability and perceived disability claims under the…
Do Employers Need to Accommodate Medical Marijuana Users?
A registered medical marijuana user who was fired by her employer for failing a drug test can proceed in state court with her disability discrimination claim, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial…
Employer to Pay $1.8 Million for Failing to Accommodate Prescription Drug Use
A Washington federal district court judge ordered an employer to pay a terminated employee a little over $ million in damages for failing to accommodate the employee’s use of opioids…
How to Create a Bully-Proof Workplace
More than 1 in 4 Americans deal with an on-the-job bully. While there are no general civility or anti-bullying laws in place at the federal or state levels, companies that…