In its final rule released this month, EEOC seeks to clarify how employers can structure wellness program incentives without running afoul of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The Department of Labor’s final rule on overtime regulations will influence how an estimated 4.2 million American workers are paid during the first year of implementation, which starts December 1, 2016.

In our latest collaboration with Deloitte, Footprint 2020: Expansion and optimization approaches for U.S. manufacturers, we surveyed executives from 50+ companies about where they’re investing now and how their footprint priorities will change over the next five years.

Need to Know . . .

• If the Department of Labor’s proposed rules are adopted, millions of workers’ exemption statuses may change
• DOL also hopes to implement an automatic mechanism to prevent the salary/compensation thresholds from becoming outdated

• Millennials are the most diverse generation in history; 57% are non-Hispanic whites compared with 61% of generation X and 72% of boomers;
• 60% of boomers get their news from local TV; 60% of millennials use Facebook as a primary source

Recent data from the Programme for International Student Assessment and a new survey of adult skills highlight significant skills deficits for U.S. students and adults relative to their counterparts in key regions of the world. The situation appears especially difficult in the math arena.

Proposed rules released by the IRS explain how large employers will be assessed if they fail to provide affordable health insurance coverage to their full-time employees and dependents. Understanding the definitions for these terms is key to what the rules do. A “large employer” has more than 50 full-time employees. “Full-time employees” work at least 30 hours per week, but two employees who each work 15 hours per week equal one full-time employee for purposes of the calculation. “Affordable coverage” depends on the employee’s income and the benefits offered, which should exceed an as-yet undefined level of minimum essential coverage. And the benefits must be offered to dependents.