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Coca-Cola Revises Exec Pay After Criticism
Bowing to pressure from its shareholders – including Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (Coke's largest shareholder) and a frequent critic of out-sized executive pay packages – the world's leading beverage maker announced that its long-term incentive compensation program would be awarded to a smaller group of executives than was proposed in April. So reports Yahoo Finance.
Read more...How Happy – and Healthy – Is Your Workplace?
- Saturday, 13 September 2014
- Benefits
- Written by PHRM Staff
It's a question that can be answered any number of ways because of the pure scope of the meaning of the word 'health.'
Read more...Reflecting on a Retirement Plan Milestone
Believe it or not, we just passed the 40th anniversary of Congress's passing of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, better known as ERISA, and the inception of the 401(k) retirement plan that has changed the way American companies do business – and how our workforce plans for retirement. So reports Fox Business.
Read more...ObamaCare, Take 2: Second-Year Enrollment Challenges
It seems like only yesterday that the HR world was gearing up for the initial rollout of the Affordable Care Act – perhaps because the fallout and unexpected turnaround in enrollment numbers extended from October of last year well into 2014. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...Bigger Bonuses, Pay Raises in the Offing for Some Employees
One reason for optimism heading into fall and winter: more substantial bonuses and raises, especially for top performers in certain industries. So reports CNN Money.
Read more...Employee Raises Set to Rise Slightly in 2015
In yet another sign that the U.S. economy is improving, your employees can likely look forward to a slightly better raise in 2015 than this year or last. So reports Benefitspro and SHRM.
Read more...How 7 Deadly Sins of Retirement Can Derail the Golden Years
- Saturday, 09 August 2014
- Benefits
- Written by PHRM Staff
Most of us are familiar with references to the "Seven Deadly Sins" in contexts of religion, literature or art through the ages. They're generally cited as a roadmap to damnation for God-fearing individuals whose faith takes such transgressions to heart. By some accounts, they've even played a role in bringing down the great empires and civilizations of the world.
Read more...The Ominous Threat of ACA’s Latest Court Challenge
- Friday, 25 July 2014
- Benefits
- Written by PHRM Staff
President Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) was dealt a potentially damaging blow last week when a three-judge panel of the powerful D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals – widely regarded as second in influence only to the U.S. Supreme Court – struck down one of its key provisions. Of course, the ACA mandates and the specifics of the law matter greatly to HR pros.
Read more...What Does Hobby Lobby Ruling Mean for HR Pros?
- Saturday, 12 July 2014
- Benefits
- Written by Administrator
The Supreme Court’s recent ruling upholding the right of privately held, for-profit companies with religious-based objections to be exempt from an Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision mandating the provision of certain forms of contraception for female employees was in itself unsurprising, given the court’s conservative-leaning majority.
Read more...Some Obamacare Premiums Projected to Rise, Others to Fall in Year 2
As the rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues, so too do the accompanying surprises, controversies and unexpected results that have characterized the ACA since the disastrous debut of the national health exchange last fall. So reports The Wall Street Journal.
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