Well, here we go again. Isn’t it time again for us to try and tighten our belts? No, I don’t mean financially. I mean literally TRY AND TIGHTEN OUR BELTS.
Right about now, we are starting to become aware of just how ful-FILLING the holidays have been. And so we begin to feel bad, take a [...]
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Well, its the end of another year and another decade so its this time of year when everyone waxes sentimental sharing some kind of “top 10″ list or holiday list. Well, now its my turn but with a twist. 2010 will begin my 3rd decade in the working world, most of which has been in the counseling, [...]
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As most benefits managers know, the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (commonly referred to as the Mental Health Parity Act) takes effect during annual insurance plan renewals that begin after Jan. 1, 2010. As a result, businesses are struggling with some difficult questions.
Here are some of the questions that businesses are [...]
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This month, Jon Vegosen briefs us on important legal developments concerning sexual harassment via text messaging and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.
“Textual Harassment”
The issue of whether employers may review employee text messages is a hot topic, especially in the context of sexual harassment litigation. Indeed, sexually harassing text messages are now referred to as “textual [...]
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Dan Feerst wrote a great blog post this week about the relationships between employee assistance programs (EAP), social media and a company’s stock value. He rightly points out that EAP helps prevent issues that can escalate into PR nightmares or trigger shareholder jitters. He also showcases a Bank of America example that will pull at [...]
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Sarah Needleman wrote a great blog post for the Wall Street Journal recently called, “Better Paydays Ahead.” It’s a frank, investigative look at how employee compensation has been changed – probably for a long time – by the economic crisis.
The majority of the experts and research she cites point to modest pay raises in 2010, [...]
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