The first and most immediate strategy employers should employ as they look towards rebuilding their business in 2012 is reducing employment-related costs. As these costs continue to skyrocket, employers must review all human resources related expenses, including health insurance premiums, workers’ compensation costs, employment compliance, payroll/tax costs, salaries, and other overhead relating to employee administration. [...]
From the Republican primary race, to the future of Health Care Reform, to employer tax cuts, it seems that 2012 can be dubbed, “The Year of Uncertainty.” However, despite the unknown, employers can take control of their future by focusing on three important employment strategies for the coming year. Those three priorities are: 1) containing [...]
While the Supreme Court waits to review the constitutionality of the Health Care Reform Act, employers cannot merely sit on their hands, waiting for a decision. With so much in flux, they must stay on top of current events and understand how health care reform may impact their business in 2012. Join us for an [...]
We are proud to announce the release of our annual report, highlighting various 2012 labor law updates. The report, titled “2012 Human Resources Updates,” covers a wide range of topics that directly affect employers in the coming year. Over the past several months, dozens of new employment laws and legislative bills were signed into law [...]
As we begin 2012, we wanted to look back at our most popular blog articles posted throughout 2011. It came as no surprise to see that employers were eager to understand the impact of new laws and tax changes that would impact their business in the new year. While many of these were more timely [...]
In the second installment of our 2012 Employment Law Updates, our guest Guest Contributor, Stephanie R. Thomas, Ph.D. offers additional insights into what we can expect in the coming year. Wage and Hour I’m predicting that wage and hour issues will continue to be a hot-button issue next year. The Department of Labor has launched [...]