By Allen Smith, J. D. During the present surge in COVID-19 cases due to the variant called JN.1, employers must decide whether to let sick employees work from home, even as more employers are asking staff to return to work in the office. Whether to give employees with COVID-19 such flexibility can be a close...
While it’s not a legal requirement in all cases, skipping background checks can expose your company to certain risks. Imagine it as choosing not to wear a seatbelt—it might be okay for a while, but when an accident happens, you’ll wish you had taken that precaution. Not conducting background checks can leave you vulnerable to...
The Internal Revenue Service announced that beginning Jan. 1, 2024, the standard mileage rate for the business use of an automobile will be 67 cents a mile, an increase of 1.5 cents per mile from the current 65.5 cent rate.
By Kathryn Mayer Economic concerns are pushing some employers to think more conservatively about raises next year compared with this year. But overall, employers are reaching their 2024 salary consensus, and it’s a good one for employees: They will be handing out competitive pay bumps, especially as their workforce continues to grapple with high...
By Kathy Gurchiek Generative artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, was all the buzz in 2023 as employers and workers tried to figure out how the new technology could help them better perform their jobs. What does AI have in store for workplaces and HR? Experts offered the following AI predictions for 2024. “AI is...
By Katie Navarra In the course of just a few days, Kristi Safranek, the director of human resources at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Illinois, had one team member who had to arrange hospice care for their mother and then learned their son was in a nearly deadly car accident. The stress of either event...
By Paul Falcone Managers have been well-trained on what discrimination, retaliation, harassment and bullying look and feel like in the workplace. But “reverse bullying” often gets short shrift, even though it is just as real. Subordinates have been known to “intimidate upward,” making their managers afraid to hold them directly accountable for their actions....
By Kathryn Mayer With the end of the year quickly approaching, HR and benefits leaders have yet one more task to add on to their busy end-of-year checklist: reminding employees about approaching deadlines to use up remaining cash in their health care flexible spending accounts (FSAs). The popular employer-sponsored benefit allows employees to set...
By Kathryn Mayer The holidays aren’t all parties and presents or candy canes and champagne. For workers, this time of year—brimming with looming end-of-year deadlines, financial and social obligations, and more—can cause a serious decline in mental well-being. Research from jobs site Monster finds the majority of U.S. workers (61 percent) say their mental...
By Greg Goth When nonprofit health insurer Blue Shield of California announced in August that it was making a significant shift in how it administers pharmacy benefits for its 4.8 million members, the health insurance industry took notice, and so did the financial markets: CVS Health, the parent company of the insurer’s outgoing pharmacy...
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