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What Is the Portal-to-Portal Act?

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Employment attorneys are often asked whether the Portal-to-Portal Act deems specific activities as compensable. These days, questions also revolve around whether workplace measures taken to fight COVID-19, such as the time employees spend in daily health screenings at the start of the day, are compensable.

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Why We Need a Renewed Focus on Employee Engagement in 2022

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Back in 2014, leadership expert Josh Bersin said it best: “The war for talent is over and talent won.” As Scott Hamilton, global managing director for the human resources and compensation consulting practice at Gallagher told CNBC: “This is one of the most complex labor markets in recent memory. It’s even more true today in 2021.

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Why We Need a Renewed Focus on Employee Engagement in 2021

15Five

Back in 2014, leadership expert Josh Bersin said it best: “The war for talent is over and talent won.” As Scott Hamilton, global managing director for the human resources and compensation consulting practice at Gallagher told CNBC: “This is one of the most complex labor markets in recent memory. It’s even more true today in 2021.

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Leaders Love Puzzles (for Better and for Worse)

Ed Batista

The status, compensation and other perks are pleasurable, to be sure, but their power as sources of motivation inevitably diminishes or even disappears. Consider the benefits of a much older form of "puzzle technology"--paper. Nearly every story is a puzzle, and nearly every puzzle tells a story.

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Volunteer Time Off (VTO): All You Need To Know

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Volunteer Time Off, or VTO for short, is a type of benefit where employees get paid time off to do volunteer work. VTO is a relatively new employee benefit that has become particularly popular in recent years. VTO is a relatively new employee benefit that has become particularly popular in recent years. Examples of VTO.

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San Francisco Employers Face New Paid Sick Leave Requirement

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Employees taking paid sick leave receive compensation at their regular rate of pay. Employees taking paid sick leave receive compensation at their regular rate of pay. Simplify benefits administration. Simplify benefits administration. The law has been around since 2014. Rate of pay. Answer to see the results.

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Certified PEO

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Potential cost savings are another benefit. They may provide some or all of a company’s HR needs including payroll, benefits administration, and workers’ compensation. This voluntary certification program falls under the Small Business Efficiency Act, part of the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014.