by Chris Schrader | Nov 25, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Blog, In The News
The Obama Administration announced changes last Friday in dates relevant to open enrollment in 2014; it also announced that 2013 enrollees will have until December 23rd to pay for insurance coverage beginning January 1, 2014 (the previous deadline was December 15)....
by Chris Schrader | Oct 1, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Blog, In The News
Today ends all of the suspense surrounding the health plans and costs available to citizens as the health insurance market places open for business. I expect a muted start for a variety of reasons: 1) The most frequent query on the healthcare.gov website through...
by Chris Schrader | Sep 9, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
The headline numbers in the jobs report released last Thursday were 169,000 and 7.3% (new jobs and U3 unemployment rate). Tepid job growth, but hey, the unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a percent, so all in all not bad, right? WRONG! Here are the miserable...
by Chris Schrader | Aug 23, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
It’s no secret that the traditional model of organizing workers is struggling. Union membership is at a 97 year low. The large manufacturing employers who provided millions of members to the AFL-CIO are either gone entirely or shells of their former selves (auto and...
by Chris Schrader | Aug 22, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
The push for more flexibility in the workplace is slowly gathering steam. The media addresses it more often, legislation has been proposed (Working Families Flexibility Act to make comp time available but NOT mandated to private sector employees), and SHRM and other...
by Chris Schrader | Aug 21, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Blog, Human Resources, In The News
The ACA provides clear structural and substantial support to corporate wellness plans. These plans are enjoying a revival of interest as full implementation of the ACA is merely months away. Businesses and HR pros should explore wellness plan opportunities with a...