Compensation & Benefits

Self-service benefits management: Find the best vendor

10/01/2003

Issue: Outsourcing can provide a low-cost way to add online self-service capabilities to your benefits administration.
Benefit/risk: Self-service can help you manage your …

5 ways to fight new-hire no-shows

10/01/2003

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California health insurance mandate will push other states

10/01/2003

Expect lawmakers in other states to be encouraged by California’s landmark passage last month of a bill requiring all but the smallest companies to provide health coverage for their employees. Gov. …

Workers’ comp law: How to keep costs, compliance in check

10/01/2003

THE LAW. Workers’ compensation insurance provides compensation to employees for loss of income and for medical payments when they’re injured on the job. A state workers’ comp law covers most …

Defuse the 5 biggest telecommuter legal threats

10/01/2003

Issue: Telecommuters pose unique legal risks, and courts are still figuring out what employers are liable for.
Risk: Complaints and lawsuits over workers’ comp, overtime, discrimination …

COBRA: Explain ‘qualifying events’ in notice

10/01/2003

When sending notice to a former employee about COBRA health insurance rights, define the type of “qualifying events” that cause COBRA to kick in. People have 60 days after a qualifying …

3 common FMLA mistakes … and how to avoid them

10/01/2003

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitles eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave annually for the birth or adoption of a child, their own …

Cut absenteeism costs with a paid-time-off plan

10/01/2003

Issue: Paid-time-off (PTO) plans combine sick leave, vacation time and personal days into a single leave-time bank.
Benefits: A PTO plan can reduce sick leave abuse and trim your absentee …

Consider paying staff if computer error halts work

10/01/2003

Q. Is it OK not to pay hourly employees if we have to send them home because our computer system went down for the day? —J.B., Massachusetts

Use online tools to figure pay raises

10/01/2003

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