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​Carpeting manufacturer Engineered Floors in Dalton, Ga., wanted to control its escalating medical costs without raising health insurance premiums. Through a pilot program the company launched, participants lowered their blood pressure and their body mass index.

The recent spike in COVID-19 cases has prompted more states and cities to require certain workers in health care and other high-risk settings to get vaccinated against the coronavirus or follow stringent safety requirements.

A $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed by the U.S. Senate includes a provision for an earlier end to the COVID-19-related Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC). The legislation also eases requirements for pension funding.

Employers can now claim tax credits based on the wages of employees who take time off to help family or household members, or others who look to the employee for caregiving help, to get vaccinated for COVID-19.

The number of U.S. job postings that include salary ranges has been on the rise this year as employers struggle to attract and hire workers in an increasingly tight labor market.

If you feel stuck or shy for words when staff members come to you to discuss the benefits of or their concerns about COVID vaccinations, remember that it will take a combination of what you say and how you say […]

In California, nonexempt employees are entitled to a 10-minute rest break for every four hours worked or “major fraction thereof,” as well as a 30-minute unpaid meal break if they work for more than five hours per day. A recent […]

Should an employee disclose previous depression struggles during a job interview? If I can’t afford a car and my company wants me back in the office, should I ask for a…

As companies move to a hybrid workforce, the race is on among vendors selling digital headquarters (HQ) platforms that bring remote and in-person staff together, both for official work and more casual, social interactions.

More employers are considering a premium surcharge on employees participating in the company’s health plan who are not vaccinated for COVID-19, akin to the surcharge on smokers. There are issues these companies should examine before doing so.