Comp & Benefits: Page 5


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    Employers plan 3.5% raises for 2025, Payscale data reveals

    The projection follows a pattern of “softening in a cooler labor market,” the company said.

    By Aug. 2, 2024
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    DOL recovers $35.8M in back wages and damages from Pittsburgh nursing facilities

    Solicitor of Labor Seema Nanda called the court-ordered judgment “decisive and historic.”

    By Aug. 1, 2024
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    Trendline

    Top trends in compensation

    Between employee expectations and legislative mandates, compensation professionals have their work cut out for them.

    By HR Dive staff
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    High cost of weight loss drugs and medical services strain employers, Gallagher finds

    Some companies require workers to meet body mass index goals and participate in well-being programs to receive coverage for weight loss prescriptions, a Gallagher executive said.

    By Aug. 1, 2024
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    List benefits in job ads to stand out from the crowd, Indeed suggests

    Advertising employer-sponsored benefits can be a strategic way to draw talent and improve company branding, labor experts say.

    By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 1, 2024
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    HealthEquity data breach could affect 4.3M

    The health benefits administrator said a vendor’s user accounts were compromised, and information like contact details, Social Security numbers and medical information could be exposed.

    By Emily Olsen • July 30, 2024
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    How you can maximize employee benefits to support your growing workforce during turbulent times

    Prioritizing comprehensive and responsive health benefits is more than a strategy; it's a necessity in today’s economic climate.

    By Intuit QuickBooks • July 29, 2024
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    What the CrowdStrike outage taught payroll professionals

    Sources who spoke to HR Dive stressed the need for business continuity planning and collaboration with payroll vendors where applicable.

    By July 26, 2024
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    DOL says it’s reviewing United Airlines sick note policy for FMLA compliance

    A union representing United flight attendants said the company required members to submit absence certificates for all sick leave calls taken during weekends.

    By Updated July 26, 2024
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    Industries with in-person work more frequently tout PTO in job ads, Indeed finds

    While paid time off mentions in job ads have risen in recent years, workers still aren't taking enough time off.

    By July 25, 2024
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    Fewer than half of US adults under 50 can readily afford or access healthcare, analysis finds

    The share of Americans who were either “cost insecure” or “cost desperate” when it comes to healthcare have both increased since 2022, a Gallup and West Health survey found.

    By July 25, 2024
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    How one company bypassed hybrid work for a remote-first operation

    Ask employees what they need to be successful, and “be willing to hear the answers,” advised Blackbaud’s chief people and culture officer.

    By July 25, 2024
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    Texas restaurants used employee tips to pay for condiments and packaging, DOL claims

    The Fair Labor Standards Act prohibits employers from keeping tips received by employees for any purpose, the agency said.

    By July 24, 2024
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    Employers increasingly offer deductibles of $4K or more, survey indicates

    High-deductible health plan increases may drive higher employee out-of-pocket healthcare spend, research indicates.

    By July 22, 2024
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    Illinois bans step therapy, health plan prior authorization for emergency mental health care

    The law aims to address healthcare affordability and access issues, but it could result in higher drug spending for some employer plans, an attorney told HR Dive.

    By July 19, 2024
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    Q&A

    The key to talking about mental health: ‘Make sure people feel comfortable.’

    Skanska USA says its outreach programs in Ohio and Tennessee have had a real impact in removing the stigma around sensitive subjects.

    By Zachary Phillips • July 19, 2024
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    CFPB moves to apply lending laws to earned wage access

    The federal agency weighed in Thursday with a proposed rule to oversee the burgeoning earned wage access industry.

    By Lynne Marek • July 18, 2024
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    CFOs plan to raise salaries 3.9% in 2025: WTW

    U.S. companies are trimming salary increases as the labor market loosens, recovering from a pandemic period of high resignations, job hopping and wage gains.

    By Jim Tyson • July 17, 2024
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    NYC delivery worker earnings up 22%

    Decreases in consumer tips and total employment were more than offset by sharp rises in base pay, according to the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection.

    By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • July 15, 2024
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    Employers say they’ll double down on healthcare benefits despite rising costs

    Companies are split on how to pay for the rising expense, but a slight plurality said in a Mercer survey it was unlikely they’d shift costs onto workers.

    By July 11, 2024
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    1 in 3 companies don’t have a pay equity strategy, survey shows

    Closing the pay gap has become an urgent priority as companies move to comply with new laws and attract and retain talent, a new report indicates.

    By Carolyn Crist • July 10, 2024
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    FTC slams pharmacy benefit managers in first report from ongoing investigation

    On Tuesday, regulators updated the public on their almost three-year-old inquiry into PBMs’ anticompetitive business practices. The report is not positive for the companies, which immediately criticized it as one-sided.

    By Rebecca Pifer • July 9, 2024
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    Even as it takes effect, DOL’s overtime rule could still face courts’ wrath

    One potential emerging threat to the rule is the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine for evaluating agency regulations.

    By July 3, 2024
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    Opinion

    Mental health benefits at work are getting better. Here’s how we can go further.

    Congress must invest more and act soon to reauthorize telehealth extensions before it’s too late, argues the director of health policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

    By Anna Vredenburgh • July 3, 2024
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    Balls Food Stores transfers company ownership to workers

    The Midwest chain said the move builds on its legacy of “creating a teammate-centric culture.”

    By Catherine Douglas Moran • July 3, 2024
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    How a district boosted recruitment, retention with affordable child care

    Louisa County Public Schools launched its Little Lions Learning Lab in 2019, charging educators and staff just $400 per child per month.

    By Anna Merod • June 28, 2024