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Compensation & Benefits

SHRM: No real increase in paid family leave

04/06/2017
A recent study by the Society for Human Resource Management indicates the move by tech giants Netflix, Microsoft and Amazon to provide paid family leave programs was more flash in the pan than watershed.

Snapshot: Employers are the nation’s tax collectors

04/04/2017
More than $2.6 trillion flows through U.S. employers to Uncle Sam.

May 2017: Employer’s business tax calendar

03/31/2017
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

How much time off to donate kidney?

03/29/2017
Q. I am a small employer. One of my employees plans to donate a kidney to her sibling. She will need to take time off for the surgery and recovery. How much time can she take off? Must it be paid?

Must I grant time off for employee to participate in firefighter training?

03/29/2017
Q. An employee who is a volunteer firefighter wants to take two weeks off to engage in related trainings. That seems like a lot of time to miss. Must I allow him to take this time off?

Stressed about retirement, most decide to do nothing

03/29/2017
Thirty percent of Americans surveyed say they are emotionally stressed out about their retirement prospects.

After AHCA, what next for health care reform?

03/29/2017
Political analysts say there are three paths Republicans could follow.

All-states chart on mandatory breaks

03/24/2017
Your guide to rules on mandatory breaks in each state.

Can we refuse to pay out accrued vacation if employee suddenly quits?

03/23/2017
Q. Our company policy is not to pay an employee for unused vacation time if the employee resigns without giving the required two weeks’ notice. A former employee has challenged this policy and is threatening to take the company to court. Is this policy lawful?

Do we have to keep job open for Minn. employee on extended jury duty?

03/23/2017
Q. We are a small business and cannot afford to have employees out for extended leaves. One of our employees will be on jury duty for a trial that we’re told could continue for at least a month. Do we have to keep her job open to her when the trial is over?