A Connecticut law aimed at eliminating gender-based pay discrimination took effect Oct. 1. Here’s what employers need to know about their new legal obligations. Source: New […]

New guidance from federal agencies explains how mandatory arbitration will work, beginning in 2022, to resolve disputes over unscheduled “surprise” out-of-network health care charges that drive […]

​Business travel is expected to increase significantly during the second half of 2021, although it will be lower than 2019 levels, according to a recent Deloitte […]

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and state regulators are stepping up enforcement actions under a law that bars group health plans that provide mental health […]

Cafeteria plans are getting new attention during the pandemic as a way to let employees select—and fund with pretax dollars—qualifying insurance benefits and spending accounts that […]

China’s new data privacy law, the Personal Information Protection Law, was passed on Aug. 20 and will go into effect on Nov. 1. It’s the latest […]

Employee wellness, particularly mental health wellness, has become an area of increasing concern for companies and their HR leaders during the pandemic, especially as many employees […]

T-Mobile’s discipline of a call-center employee for sending e-mails to co-workers encouraging them to support the Communications Workers of America (CWA) violated the National Labor Relations […]

As employers grapple with evolving marijuana laws and their impact on the workplace, they should note that many states that provide employment protections for cannabis users […]