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ACA Taxes May Not All Be Repealed, GOP Senators Say

By Archbright - Posted May 22, 2017 - Categories: Workforce News

Several Republican senators are remaining noncommittal about whether all taxes related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will be repealed under the Senate’s initiative to reform health care.

Increase in Illicit Drug Use Drives Workforce Drug Positivity to Highest Rate in 12 Years, According to Quest Diagnostics’ Annual Index

By Archbright - Posted May 22, 2017 - Categories: Workforce News

Drug use in the American workforce, fueled by illicit drugs, reached the highest positivity rate in 12 years, according to an analysis of more than ten million workforce drug test results released May 16 by Quest Diagnostics.

Deloitte Offers Model for Creating Inclusive Culture at Work

By Archbright - Posted May 22, 2017 - Categories: Workforce News

Deloitte has announced new research that identifies keys to driving a highly diverse and inclusive corporate culture, which in turn drives better business outcomes.

Rising Health Care Benefit Costs Show No Sign of Abating Globally, Willis Towers Watson Survey Finds

By Archbright - Posted May 15, 2017 - Categories: Workforce News

The cost of employer-provided health care benefits around the globe continues to climb with little relief in sight, according to a survey of medical insurers by Willis Towers Watson.

GM Didn’t Violate FMLA by Suspending Electrician Who Failed to Follow Union-Negotiated Policy for Calling in Absences

By Archbright - Posted May 15, 2017 - Categories: Workforce News

An employee who was approved for intermittent FMLA leave, and subsequently placed on several weeks of unpaid suspensions for failing to follow company policy for timely reporting unplanned absences, failed to revive his claims of FMLA interference

Summer Hiring to Soar This Year, According to CareerBuilder Research

By Archbright - Posted May 15, 2017 - Categories: Workforce News

Forty-one percent of employers plan to hire seasonal workers for the summer, a significant jump from 29 percent last year.

Survey Finds That Employers are Taking a Variety of Steps to Stem Cost Increases and Improve Employee Health

By Archbright - Posted May 08, 2017 - Categories: Workforce News

Recognizing that no single change will radically transform the cost structure of health care programs, U.S. employers are instead following a strategy of taking many concurrent steps to manage costs.

Korn Ferry CHRO Survey Reveals Serious Gaps in HR Talent Including Low Business IQ

By Archbright - Posted May 08, 2017 - Categories: Workforce News

As the HR function becomes more strategic and high-profile, HR professionals need to step up their game when it comes to business insights and achieving results.

Employers Should Stay Vigilant About Contractor vs. Employee Classifications, Warns Attorney

By Archbright - Posted May 08, 2017 - Categories: Workforce News

During the Obama administration's two terms, businesses that misclassified employees as independent contractors were targeted by federal investigators.

DOL Gets Another Extension in Defense of Overtime Rule

By Archbright - Posted May 01, 2017 - Categories: Workforce News

The Labor Department has obtained another extension of time within which to file its reply brief in the Fifth Circuit addressing the Obama Administration’s controversial overtime rule.