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Compensation & Benefits

Is use-it-or-lose-it vacation policy legal in Pa.?

10/07/2016
Q. Our company’s vacation policy says that terminated employees are not paid for vacation days that they accrued during their employment. Is that legal?

Bank fiasco still paying learning dividends

10/06/2016
The hits just keep coming for beleaguered banking giant Wells Fargo. What’s the lesson for employers?

DOL: Workers’ comp flaws increase poverty

10/06/2016
Working people who are injured on the job risk falling into poverty because many state workers’ compensation systems don’t provide adequate benefits.

Contractors must provide paid sick leave on contracts starting Jan. 1

10/04/2016
Government contractors must provide up to 56 hours of paid sick leave per year to employees working on federal contracts.

Long-term care insurance rated a worthwhile benefit

10/04/2016
Reassure employees who may be on the fence about long-term care insurance with new findings from America’s Health Insurance Plans.

EEO-1 reports to require pay data disclosure

10/04/2016
Starting in 2018, large employers and federal contractors will have to submit information about their pay practices to the EEOC.

November 2016: Employer’s business tax calendar

09/30/2016
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

October 2016: Employer’s business tax calendar

09/30/2016
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

Must we grant time off for drug rehab in Texas?

09/29/2016
Q. An employee recently tested positive for drugs during a random drug screening that we periodically administer to ensure that our employees are able to safely operate our systems. The employee admitted that he regularly used drugs, and would like to take several weeks off to participate in a rehabilitation program. Does Texas law require us to grant him time off?

SEC limits severance language

09/29/2016
The Securities and Exchange Com­mission recently issued two decisions rejecting severance agreement language that would require employees to waive their rights to additional monetary recovery.