Cost-Containment

Of all the things President Obama shared with the nation at his State of the Union, HR managers and their employers no doubt paid closest attention to his remarks on immigration and the minimum wage.

Democrats can speak hopefully of a new populist moment centered on proposals such as a higher minimum wage, but this is the third or fourth time that the president has attempted to launch a new populist, progressive moment.

On its face, the idea of cutting spouses out of employer health care plans sounds like a good cost-cutting move. The Employee Benefit Research Institute, however, says not so fast.

The justices ruled that companies in many cases dont have to pay workers for time spent putting on and taking off safety gear.

A district court judge rules that a plain reading of the religious ERISA exception makes it clear that only church-maintained plans can be free of ERISA dictates.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is helping the company expand into new markets, namely Americas workplace.