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Compensation & Benefits

Smartphones transform the talent acquisition process

03/04/2016
A new tool for recruiters.

Final regs address affordable, minimum value health coverage

03/03/2016
If your health plan is affordable and provides minimum value, employees who buy individual health insurance on the exchanges can’t qualify for the premium tax credit, and you’re off the hook for a free-rider penalty.

SHRM: Surcharges work! Smoking at work reduced

03/03/2016
Forty-five percent of employers that impose health care surcharges on their employees who use tobacco say smoking in the workplace decreased since the policy was implemented, according to a new Society for Human Resource Management survey.

Toolkit: Prepare for the new white-collar OT regulations

03/02/2016
According to U.S. Department of Labor officials, the final version of the revisions to the white-collar exemption rules will be released in July. Employers will have only 60 days before the final rules take effect.

Even under Belo plan, it pays to track overtime

03/02/2016
The so-called Belo plan exception lets employers pay a set amount to employees who have irregular schedules, even if they sometimes work overtime because of the nature of their jobs.

Court upholds overtime exemption for all seamen, not just pilots and captains

03/02/2016
The Fair Labor Standards Act includes exemptions for certain professions, including one for commercial seaman. Some seafaring workers have recently tried to narrow the exemption by arguing that it only applies to employees who actively navigate vessels.

Unlimited vacation: How to implement the popular benefit

03/02/2016
Unlimited vacation has become a popular benefits trend. The idea is simple: Employees take as much vacation as they want so long as they get their work done.

As work evolves, do old pay rules still apply?

03/02/2016
Technology and new ways of doing things sometimes clash with old laws and regulations. Take, for example, the Fair Labor Standards Act rules on who is an exempt employee.

Paid sick leave coming for federal contractors

03/02/2016
Proposed rules issued Feb. 25 would require federal contractors to provide paid sick leave benefits.

Avoid overtime disputes: Do the math right the first time

03/02/2016
Overtime: One and one-half times an employee’s regular rate of pay for hours worked over 40 in a work week. Each part of this simple definition carries a lot of baggage