August 13, 2008 by Bill Meltzer

There’s a good chance that your company is paying to insure people who shouldn’t even be on your health plan.
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Tags: Cobra, Compliance, health costs, plan audits
August 6, 2008 by Bill Meltzer

What’s your biggest challenge when it comes to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) administration?
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Tags: Compliance, FMLA, serious health conditions
July 30, 2008 by Bill Meltzer

Looking for recognition ideas that get results? Here are two keys to success:
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Tags: best practices, Employee recognition
July 23, 2008 by Bill Meltzer

Companies have the right to decide what image to portray to their customers and prospective hires. Should dress-code enforcement be a top priority?
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Tags: Company culture, Dress code
July 16, 2008 by Bill Meltzer

You’re not imagining things if it seems like you read about more pay-related employee lawsuits and court awards than ever before.
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Tags: Compliance, FLSA, Wal-Mart
July 9, 2008 by Bill Meltzer

No doubt about it: COBRA can be a major administrative and record-keeping pain for HR/benefits managers.
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July 2, 2008 by Bill Meltzer
Would you consider a benefits program with the potential to boost employee vacation benefits without costing the organization an extra dime?
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June 26, 2008 by Bill Meltzer

An ever-growing percentage of employees have blogs, My Space or Facebook pages. Sometimes these sites reveal things that go on behind employers’ backs.
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June 19, 2008 by Bill Meltzer

There are millions of illegal aliens working in the U.S. today. There’s also a record number of FLSA wage and overtime lawsuits. It was inevitable the two issues would overlap.
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June 12, 2008 by Bill Meltzer
When supervisors act on their own and don’t communicate with you as well as they should, it leaves you with a mess to clean up and puts the company at risk of lawsuits.
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