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Compensation & Benefits

Expect more covid paid-leave mandates soon

02/18/2021
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act’s paid-leave mandate ended Dec. 31. The pandemic did not. Numerous state and local governments have filled that gap by enacting their own paid-leave mandates as part of pandemic control and recovery plans.

Another agency to watch out for: the FTC

02/18/2021
Government agencies such as the EEOC and the Department of Labor often sue employers on behalf of employees who claim they were wronged. Now there’s another federal agency taking on employers: the Federal Trade Commission.

Retailers face employees’ covid-related lawsuits

02/18/2021
By early February, almost 200 employees had filed covid-related lawsuits against their retail employers.

Google $3.8M settlement shows equal-pay risk

02/11/2021
Ignoring your obligation to provide equal pay for equal work can be expensive. Google just agreed to pay millions to fix illegal pay disparities. Advice: Ferret out pay imbalances before a federal agency (or class-action lawyer) decides to make an example of your organization.

Remote work could save U.S. employers $500B per year

02/09/2021
“The Business Case for Remote Work” says a typical U.S. employer can save $11,000 per year for each employee who works remotely two to three days a week.

Friday wrap: Forms, the end of PAID and other fun stuff

02/05/2021
While all eyes are on Congress and the giant reconciliation bill we anticipate any day now (we’ll probably be saying this next week, too), let’s see what else happened in Payroll Nation this week.

Group plans must assure mental health coverage parity

02/03/2021
Tucked innocently into the Consolidated Appropriations Act was a measure that largely escaped notice until now: A new requirement that says group health plans must comply with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.

Employees want greater benefits security, lower costs

02/02/2021
Roughly half of U.S. employees want more help from their employers to save for retirement, balance their work and life issues and get the most value from their employee benefits, according to new research from the Willis Towers Watson consulting firm.

DOL ends PAID program, which granted employers FLSA amnesty

02/02/2021
Launched in 2018, PAID let employers self-report federal minimum-wage and overtime violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act to avoid litigation, penalties or damages.

DOL adjusts penalties for 2021

02/02/2021
The Department of Labor has announced the 2021 inflation adjustments to penalties for employers that violate of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the FMLA and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.