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Compensation & Benefits

Curb childless workers’ FFCRA resentment

10/29/2020
Working parents can take as much as 12 weeks of partly paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. That’s causing resentment among employees who don’t have kids.

Watch out! You could be liable for at-home workers’ comp injuries

10/27/2020
Telecommuting plans hatched this spring were understandably ad hoc. Now it’s time to formally assess some of the employment law risks. That includes addressing workers’ compensation-qualifying injuries that occur at employees’ homes.

Consider bonuses to attract & retain workers

10/27/2020
With covid-19 cases spiking in much of the country, some Americans have simply decided it’s just not worth coming to work, especially in low-wage industries. But some employers have rediscovered an old-fashioned way to attract and retain employees: Cash bonuses.

Benefits in a COVID world: 6 trends for 2021

10/22/2020
As employees experience extraordinary uncertainty in the pandemic, they’re placing a higher value on their company-provided benefits—and they’re paying much more attention to the details of those perks. What does this mean for benefits in 2021?

Kids remote learning again? Grant paid leave

10/20/2020
As the coronavirus pandemic enters a new contagious phase this fall, employers must understand their obligations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

‘A wake-up call on employee benefits’: COVID is driving more interest in open enrollment

10/15/2020
While a vast majority of employees typically choose the same benefits year after year, that could be changing.

Leave & accommodation are top reasons for COVID suits

10/15/2020
A new analysis of all COVID-based employment lawsuits found the most popular claims are related to employee leave and disability accommodations, followed by retaliation/whistleblower suits.

3 Supreme Court cases HR should watch

10/15/2020
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020-2021 term is in full swing. So far, there are three cases on the docket that may affect employers. Here’s a brief summary of each.

Snapshot: Strategic benefits of offering paid leave

10/13/2020
About half of employers offer some form of paid leave.

401(k) balances tripled between 2010 and 2018

10/06/2020
The average 401(k) plan account balance of “consistent participants”—those who remained active in the same 401(k) plans from year-end 2010 through year-end 2018—almost tripled in that period.