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Compensation & Benefits

Push for paid parental leave takes off

10/14/2016
Prepare for the likelihood that soon, you may have to begin providing some form of paid leave.

Employment law in the news for New York employers

10/12/2016
A recent ruling from the National Labor Relations Board will affect New York colleges and universities. New state regulations will affect all employers that use paycards to pay their employees.

Senior HR executives earn less than other top brass

10/12/2016
Corporate America’s highest-ranking HR executives earn significantly less than their C-Suite peers.

Snapshot: Moms rate employers low on ability to work from home

10/12/2016
Less than half of working mothers say their employers make it easy enough to work from home when necessary.

Is use-it-or-lose-it vacation policy legal in Pa.?

10/07/2016
Q. Our company’s vacation policy says that terminated employees are not paid for vacation days that they accrued during their employment. Is that legal?

Bank fiasco still paying learning dividends

10/06/2016
The hits just keep coming for beleaguered banking giant Wells Fargo. What’s the lesson for employers?

DOL: Workers’ comp flaws increase poverty

10/06/2016
Working people who are injured on the job risk falling into poverty because many state workers’ compensation systems don’t provide adequate benefits.

Contractors must provide paid sick leave on contracts starting Jan. 1

10/04/2016
Government contractors must provide up to 56 hours of paid sick leave per year to employees working on federal contracts.

Long-term care insurance rated a worthwhile benefit

10/04/2016
Reassure employees who may be on the fence about long-term care insurance with new findings from America’s Health Insurance Plans.

EEO-1 reports to require pay data disclosure

10/04/2016
Starting in 2018, large employers and federal contractors will have to submit information about their pay practices to the EEOC.