by Chris Schrader | Jun 13, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Blog, In The News
Can ERISA preclude the ability of an employer to redesign their workforce mix to avoid cost exposure under the ACA? Perhaps. ERISA Section 510 of ERISA makes it unlawful to interfere with employee benefits and protects the right to both present and future benefit...
by Chris Schrader | Jun 10, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Blog, Human Resources, In The News
The most common reaction to the June jobs report released last Thursday is ” ho-hum”. Unemployment edged slightly up, but job creation was better than expected. All in all, OK. But reporting is missing the forest for the trees from my point of view....
by Chris Schrader | May 27, 2013 | Blog, In The News
Today I give thanks and respect to all who ever wore the uniforms of service to our country and gave, in President Lincoln’s words, “the last full measure of devotion”. I never served, but relatives on both sides of my family have served in every...
by Chris Schrader | May 10, 2013 | Blog, In The News
I had the privilege delivering the opening day keynote address to hundreds of membership organization executives at the 2013 Annual WebLink International Summit earlier this week. I have long been both a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM),...