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Legislative lowdown: DOL issues final rule expanding protections to temporary farmworkers

HR Brew

These workers are entitled to earn a state minimum wage, as well as receive housing and transportation through their employer. More employers have grown to rely on H-2A workers in recent decades; the number of positions requested and approved increased by sevenfold between 2005 and 2022, according to federal government data.

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HR, Benefits, and Payroll Compliance Trends for 2021

Zenefits

To help you prepare, we’ve rounded up human resources, benefits, and payroll compliance trends to look out for in 2021. Remote work in the United States rose 159% between 2005 and 2017, according to a 2019 analysis. Some states, as well, have established mental health parity laws. Specifically: Remote work. Healthcare.

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Are Full-Time Employees of Staffing Companies Exempt? It Depends

HR Daily Advisor

The court concluded that most of a Staffing Consultant’s sales responsibilities involved “little more than ‘use of skill in applying well-established techniques, procedures or specific standards’. Jennifer Carsen, JD, is a Senior Legal Editor for BLR’s human resources and employment law publications, focusing on benefits compliance.

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Are Workplace Wellness Programs a Waste of Time and Money?

HR Daily Advisor

“Workplace wellness programs cover over 50 million workers and are intended to reduce medical spending, increase productivity, and improve well-being. In other words, if the existence of a wellness program helps to attract and retain healthier employees, then employers could see a reduction in their healthcare costs as a result.

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5 Best Personality Tests for Workplaces

Best Of HR

It was updated in 2005, which makes it more relevant to today’s work scenario. Personality tests can help to identify specific types of personalities and which personalities work well together. The DiSC test measures personality along four attributes which are dominance, influence, steadiness and compliance.

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CBO Releases Analysis of Senate Healthcare Bill

HR Daily Advisor

1628 that was passed by the House (also known as the American Health Care Act, or AHCA ); the additional savings largely come from steeper reductions to Medicaid than those proposed by the House bill, as well as changes to the current subsidies for nongroup health insurance provided by the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

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HR’s Guide to Dealing With Office Smells

Namely

We know it all sounds funny, but if handled inappropriately, something as minor as a scent can carry big compliance risks. In 2005, a Michigan disc jockey was awarded a $10.6 If your company already has a dress code in its employee handbook, consider making reference to personal hygiene as well. What should you do? Bottom line?