by Muzaffar | Apr 18, 2019 | Human Resource Regulations, Human Resources, News and Updates
A recent poll revealed that paid family leave is the most highly coveted benefit among all employees, with 58% of survey respondents selecting the offering as a top priority. This helps explain why a 2018 SHRM study found that the prevalence of paid maternity...
by Muzaffar | Apr 17, 2019 | Group Health Benefits, Human Resource Regulations, News and Updates
The courts have complicated the efforts of President Donald Trump's administration to allow small businesses to pursue more affordable healthcare coverage options. A federal judge in the District of Columbia recently found that portions of the Department of...
by Muzaffar | Apr 9, 2019 | Human Resource Regulations, News and Updates
In March, the U.S. Department of Labor proposed a new rule that would update the minimum salary threshold that largely determines whether or not an employee is exempt from overtime pay under federal law.If enacted, the new rule would raise the salary threshold to...
by Muzaffar | Apr 2, 2019 | Human Resources, News and Updates
Millennials are on pace to make up 75 percent of the labor force by 2025, and as employers search for new benefits that will appeal directly to the largest working generation, more and more of them are turning to student loan repayment plans (SLRPs).According to the...
by Muzaffar | Apr 1, 2019 | Group Health Benefits, Human Resource Regulations, News and Updates
Federal regulators are seeking ways to help keep grandfathered health plans in business, even though some benefit advisors believe it's past time that they be retired.In a Feb. 25 issue of the Federal Register, the Department of Labor, Department of Health...
by Muzaffar | Apr 1, 2019 | Group Health Benefits, Human Resource Regulations, News and Updates
A November 2018 ruling by a federal district court in Ohio demonstrated just how costly it can be when employers fail to understand the continuation coverage rules that exist under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, and how that law interacts...
