November 1 marks the “home stretch” of the calendar year. Along with open enrollment and the holidays, the last two months of the year are...
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GPS Tracking and the Fourth Amendment
Some employers are turning to global positioning system (GPS) tracking to monitor employees who drive as a primary function of their work duties. Employers cite...
Benefits: Year-End Best Practices and Requirements
As the end of 2018 approaches and we begin anticipating the upcoming holidays, employers also need to keep in mind the benefits plan activities that...
Holiday Party Considerations Aren’t “All Legal”
In the Employers Council’s 2018 Miscellaneous Benefits & Pay Practices survey, 88 percent of respondents indicated that they are providing some type of all-expenses-paid holiday...
Human Resources Sharpens Focus on Company Culture
For a second year in a row, 80 percent of human resources (HR) leaders at small and medium sized businesses report their departments have a...
Survey News – November 2018
2018 Planning Packet (2019 Projections) – Arizona, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming 2019 Pay projections are now available. This survey includes information on pay and pay structure...
Economic Perspective – November 2018
Employers Council has prepared this Economic Perspective summary to assist the decision makers of member organizations.The economic data contained in these charts represent a summary...
Forcing FMLA: Evaluating Different Interpretations for the Ninth Circuit
This article supplements our analysis from a 2017 article and discusses the still hotly contested issue of whether employers may force an employee to take...
Lending Vacation: Yes or No?
"Neither a borrower nor a lender be, for loan oft loses both itself and friend." This quote from Shakespeare’s Hamlet advises not to lend to or...
Compelling Analysis in Firefighter’s Adverse Impact Suit
A firefighter named Catherine Erdman wanted to work for the City of Madison, Wisconsin. During the 2014 recruitment process, she met the minimum qualifications and passed...