HR Regulation

Workers using personal devices for work has opened up a huge new pathway for cyber criminals to gain access to sensitive company data – 91% of data security professionals see high risk implications from remote work, says a new report.

A Connecticut claims management firm misappropriated client health care funds and defrauded lenders by using false and inflated invoices, according to the Justice Department.

In a new memo, the labor department provides clarity on differentiating short breaks (less than 20 minutes) from longer meal breaks, as well as FMLA leave eligibility.

Together, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the PUMP Act place new requirements on employers with 15 or more employees to accommodate workers, including many exempt employees.

The new state transparency laws generally fail to account for one form of compensation ripe for bias - bonuses, which in some industries, such as finance and insurance, are one of the biggest parts of total compensation.

Despite differing objectives, increasing transparency requires stakeholders to work together for common good, according to a panel discussion at the recent Self-Insurance Institute of America's (SIIA) Price Transparency Forum in Kansas City.