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IRS Authorizes Refunds of 'Parking Lot Tax' for Nonprofit Employers
Tax-exempt organizations that paid unrelated business income tax (UBIT) on the value of employee parking may claim a refund for those taxes paid in 2017 and 2018 and for any…
Saudi Arabia: Anti-Harassment Regulations Take Effect
As the Ministry of Labour and Social Development in Saudi Arabia continues an ambitious program to increase female participation in the workplace, it has also sought to regulate workplace behavior…
Top Challenges for Managers in 2020
Managers in 2020 will face some new challenges, many having to do with their youngest workers. Among those challenges: leading employees from Generation Z and gig workers, addressing mental health…
Replace the Last Chance Agreement and the Final Written Warning with the Crossroads Conversation
Last chance agreements, final written warnings and similar "or else" documentation--they're demeaning, dehumanizing and adversarial. They're also counterproductive, both as relationship intervention agents and for claim prevention or defense
Dial Up or Dial Back: When ‘High Energy’ Works for Early-Career Employees
When people are described as "high energy," the term can have negative connotations—especially when it is used to characterize early-career employees. Is being called "high energy" good or bad? Consider…
New Jersey Approves Greater Protections for Employees in Mass Layoffs
New Jersey employers will soon be required to provide severance pay and more advance notice to most workers affected by a mass layoff or termination or transfer of operations. Here’s…
Reminder: Medicare Part D Notices Are Due to CMS by Feb. 29
Employers that provide prescription drug coverage to employees, retirees or dependents eligible for Medicare Part D must annually disclose to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services whether that coverage…
Trump Highlights Key Workplace Issues in SOTU Address
President Donald Trump called attention to the economy, paid family leave, health care, job training and second-chance hiring in his annual State of the Union (SOTU) address on Feb. 4
How to Manage Intergenerational Conflict in the Workplace
With four generations in the workplace--Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials and Generation Z--there are bound to be conflicts. But are those disagreements based on