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Broke quitting-time rules? No unemployment for you!

03/20/2018
Be sure employees know your rules for leaving work early. That way, an employee who violates the rules will have committed willful misconduct, disqualifying him from receiving unemployment compensation benefits.

Working side hustle doesn’t stop eligibility for unemployment benefits

03/13/2018

In a recent unemployment compensation benefit decision, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has concluded that participating in the “gig-economy” doesn’t necessarily constitute self-employment.

Court puts EEOC wellness incentive on life support

03/13/2018

A federal court has vacated a portion of the EEOC’s wellness program regulations, effective Jan. 1, 2019.

Accident during mandatory trip deserves workers’ comp

03/13/2018

A worker who was seriously injured while driving to mandatory training is eligible for workers’ compensation.

Costco offers USA’s best comp & benefits package

03/06/2018

The 10,000 employees of Costco Wholesale, the discount warehouse retailer, enjoy the nation’s most generous pay and benefits, according to a survey by Indeed.com.

Account-based health plans drive biggest cost savings

03/06/2018

The companies that do the best job of managing health care costs and improving plan efficiency rely on account-based health plans, according to new research by Willis Towers Watson.

Accommodation requests can affect unemployment benefits

01/26/2018

How you handle disability accommodation requests may determine whether a worker receives unemployment compensation if you terminate her after she’s used up all her leave.

When stress warrants workers’ comp

01/26/2018

An employee may claim her job is so stressful that she can no longer work and should receive workers’ comp benefits. That claim can succeed—if a court concludes that “abnormal” working conditions caused the stress, anxiety or depression that made it impossible for her to work. But whether work is really abnormally stressful is a fact-specific question.

Prepare to contest restoring unemployment when employees quit soon after starting

01/18/2018

When a worker receiving unemployment benefits accepts a job she isn’t required to accept because it is “unsuitable” for her training, education or ability, she can quit within 30 days and regain unemployment benefits. But simply quitting because she thinks she is going to be discharged doesn’t count.

IRS extends deadline for providing ACA notices to March 2

01/03/2018

You have an additional 30 days to provide 2017 Affordable Care Act health insurance reporting forms to employees.