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Compensation & Benefits

Snapshot: What percentage of health insurance premiums do employers pay?

09/12/2016
What percentage of health insurance premiums do employers pay?

In the Payroll Mailbag …

09/12/2016
Issues with Form I-9 … Calculating child support withholding … E-Verify and SSNVS … Replacement Social Security cards.

DOL investigations: How would you stack up?

09/09/2016
Over 90% of complex litigation involves the Fair Labor Standards Act. Bad: Social media provides employees with much more information about their rights. Worse: The Department of Labor is using more apps, including tweets, to reach employees.

CDC: Sick leave cuts illness at work up to 10%

09/09/2016
The correlation between available time off and lower flu rates in locations that mandate sick leave are dramatic.

Can we demand employees fly, not drive, on trip?

09/07/2016
Q. One of our star employees wants to drive to an upcoming trade show instead of flying like everyone else. Can we insist that he must travel by air?

Suit claims NYU retirement plan offered too many choices

09/07/2016
New York University is one of eight large universities facing litigation over its retirement plan.

Class-action lawsuit alleges GrubHub misclassified drivers

09/07/2016
Drivers for the takeout food app GrubHub have filed a class-action lawsuit claiming the company misclassified them as independent contractors, thus paying them less than minimum wage and denying overtime pay.

Predictable scheduling gathers momentum

09/07/2016
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has proposed an ordinance requiring large employers to provide their employees with predictable scheduling. If enacted, Seattle would become the second city to enact similar legislation.

Can we require e-pay in Texas?

09/06/2016
Q. Can a Texas employer require its employees to accept payment of wages through an electronic transfer of funds?

If we feed employees, do we have to pay them for working through lunch?

09/06/2016
Q. Occasionally, when we receive a big order, our nonexempt employees are required to work through their lunch breaks. Although we do not pay them for this work, we buy delicious lunches for all the affected workers. Is this lawful?