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Compensation & Benefits

Most millennials have nothing saved for retirement

04/03/2018
Two-thirds of millennials have absolutely no retirement savings according to a new report by the nonprofit National Institute on Retirement Security.

Paid sick leave legislation could pass in New Jersey

04/03/2018
New Jersey appears to be on the brink of becoming the 10th state to enact a mandatory paid sick leave law.

4 questions about Austin’s new sick leave law

03/28/2018
Answers to four reader questions about the new law.

As millennials rise, health consumer behavior changes

03/27/2018
Now that millennials have begun to outnumber baby boomers and Gen Xers in the workplace, they’re changing the way employees use health care, according to new research by the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

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.

Scrapped: Fiduciary rule regulating retirement plan conflicts of interest

03/20/2018

A panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on March 15 struck down the so-called fiduciary rule, an Obama-era regulation that required retirement plan advisors to always act in clients’ best interests instead of recommending investments that generated broker commissions.

DOL pilots PAID program for some FLSA violations

03/20/2018
Some employers will soon be able to avoid the hefty penalties and double damages that usually result when the government discovers violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Blasé millennials require a different mix of employee benefits

03/13/2018

Millennial employees grew used to taking “just for now” jobs with little hope of long-term stability. Their experience should inform your benefits strategy.

Retirement benefits get Senate boost

03/13/2018

Senate legislation introduced March 8 would help employees save more for retirement and encourage employers to offer retirement benefits.

Snapshot: 5 fastest-growing benefits

03/13/2018

More employers added these benefits offerings than any others between 2016 and 2017.