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Compensation & Benefits

Be ready to reimburse teleworker expenses

09/10/2020
Employers may need to pay employees back for some infrastructure improvements they had to make so they could work remotely.

Presidential campaign: Where Trump, Biden differ on HR issues

09/10/2020
President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden disagree on most issues affecting America’s workplaces. Here is a breakdown of where they stand.

Pandemic wreaks havoc on salesperson compensation

09/08/2020
New research from the WorldatWork total-rewards association suggests that professionals who sell for a living will come up short on meeting their 2020 sales goals.

Consider hazard pay to fill essential positions

09/03/2020
Once upon a time, hazard pay was an incentive to entice workers to perform jobs that were themselves dangerous—think firefighting or defusing explosives. In the coronavirus pandemic era, hazard pay is being granted to delivery drivers, grocery cashiers and many other jobs now deemed “essential.”

Stay flexible to protect vulnerable workers

09/03/2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges employers to take steps to protect workers who might be vulnerable to covid-19 infections. When possible, vulnerable workers should be allowed to telecommute.

Report addresses when to claim Social Security

09/01/2020
It’s a basic tenet of HR that directly providing financial advice to employees is an ethical no-no. However, there is nothing wrong with steering them toward resources that can help them make good decisions about their money.

DOL adds pandemic-related back-to-school FAQs

09/01/2020
The DOL has now supplemented its voluminous FAQ webpage with some back-to-school questions.

DOL clarifies employers’ obligation to pay overtime

08/25/2020
The Department of Labor has issued a Field Assistance Bulletin which clarifies your duties to nonexempts and your obligation to pay those who work unauthorized overtime.

Do your employees rely on mail-order prescriptions?

08/25/2020
With questions being raised about potential delays in U.S. Postal Service delivery, the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that 6.6 million enrollees in health insurance plans sponsored by large employers counted on mail-order pharmacies for at least one prescription in 2018.

Domestic abuse on the rise: How employers can respond

08/25/2020
Joblessness, stress and close quarters during the covid crisis have led to higher incidences and severity of domestic violence cases.