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EEOC Sets Limits on Wellness Program Incentives

Commentary
May 31, 2016
MAPI
Topic: 
Leadership, Human Resources, Benefits, Risk & Compliance, Employee Health Management, Employee Wellness, Wellness Programs, Legal, Labor & Employment Practices

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.

New Overtime Rule to Affect Millions of Workers

Commentary
May 31, 2016
MAPI
Topic: 
Leadership, Human Resources, Compensation

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.

10 Trends in Footprint Decisions

Commentary
November 2, 2015
Stephen Gold
Topic: 
Leadership, Human Resources, Recruiting & Hiring, Operations, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Footprint, Reshoring/Nearshoring, Production, Low-Cost Country Production

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.

Mental Health in the Workplace: A Silent and Salient Issue

Insights
August 31, 2015
Maria Negron Kneib
Topic: 
Leadership, Human Resources, Staff Training & Development, Risk & Compliance, Employee Health Management

Need to Know . . .

DOL Seeks to Narrow Minimum Wage and Overtime Exemptions

Insights
August 24, 2015
Topic: 
Leadership, Human Resources, Benefits
  • 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  • DOL also hopes to implement an automatic mechanism to prevent the salary/compensation thresholds from becoming outdated

Six Facts to Know About Millennials

Insights
July 13, 2015
Stephen Gold
Topic: 
Leadership, Human Resources, Recruiting & Hiring
  • 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

Disturbing Data on U.S. Skills

Insights
February 10, 2014
Cliff Waldman
Topic: 
Global Economy, Economic Environment, Labor, Leadership, Human Resources, Staff Training & Development

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.

“Shared Responsibility”—The Chief Justice Called It a Tax

Insights
February 12, 2013
Topic: 
Finance, Tax, U.S. Tax, Federal Tax Rules & Regulations, U.S. Tax Policy, Leadership, Human Resources, Benefits, Health Benefits

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.

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