While publicly-owned for-profit entities and companies with at least 25,000 employees are more likely to make effective accommodations for workers with disabilities, certain practices are common to employers regardless of size, industry or sector.
Earlier implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could have saved as much as $280 per year in out-of-pocket insurance costs for Americans in the individual insurance market.
A Texas-based company is paying $201,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit after one of its employees, a 64-year-old salesman, was fired in 2009.
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius recently announced that Illinois, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee and Washington will receive grants worth more than $181 million to finance Affordable Insurance Exchanges.
The July 1 deadline for compliance with new 401(k) fee disclosure rules is approaching and plan fiduciaries should prepare, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) chief accountant Ian Dingwall recently indicated.
Experts recently testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), discussing paid leave and workplace flexibility options and laws.
Human resource managers might choose automatic systems to track employees’ time and attendance, but choosing the most efficient software can be difficult. Dozens of options are available, so knowing what to look for may save companies vast amounts of time and money.
