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The good news: pay will increase this year at many employers, although it is still unclear what adjustments may be made to the compensation budgets projected last fall.
Final Rule on GINA, Revised ADA Regs, Top EEOC Agenda
A final rule implementing the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), a final rule revising current Americans with Disabilities Act regulations to conform with the ADA Amendments Act, and a proposed rule on an employer defense under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act top the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s semi-annual regulatory agenda, issued in December.
The damage inflicted upon employees’ retirement savings due to the recession has bolstered the reasons that employers will want to pay attention to retirement savings education in the new year.
Making sure to properly classify independent contractors is a perennial challenge for HR, payroll, and benefits professionals.
Mentoring can be a way to share knowledge and skills across generations.
First Quarter Hiring Expected to Increase: Manpower
U.S. employers anticipate a moderate increase in their hiring plans for the first quarter of this year, according to the seasonally adjusted results of the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, conducted quarterly by Manpower Inc. (www.manpower.com).
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Health Assessments vs. New Regs Limiting Medical Histories
Employers increasingly are requiring employees to fill out health-risk assessment forms in exchange for participation in group health coverage—just as new regulations about to take effect would stop employers from asking for family medical history information if they offer financial incentives for filling out the assessments, according to a consultant with Mercer.
Although training may be an area that some organizations cut sooner rather than later in a tough economy, learning and development have not seen the kinds of declines in this severe recession that you might anticipate.
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