Companies Grapple with How—or Whether—to Address the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Abortion

?A handful of employees at Findem Inc. who began criticizing the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade were shut down during a companywide conference call about the ruling. Hariharan Kolam,... Read more »

Position Community Volunteering as an Employee Benefit

Employees—especially younger workers—say they prefer to work for organizations with a strong commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR). Importantly, this commitment must go beyond lip service to resonate with employees. Last year,... Read more »

Open Enrollment Guide & Resources

Companies are preparing to kick off open enrollment for their employees to choose their workplace benefits. Health, vision, dental, life insurance … even pet insurance may be up for grabs.  How can HR... Read more »

Fine-Tune Benefits Before Open Enrollment

Open enrollment this fall for 2023 employee benefits is an opportunity for organizations to showcase the value of the benefits packages they provide to employees—and to help stem high turnover rates. If... Read more »

Out of Sight, Out of Mind?

?Jasmine Lewis doesn’t want to return to the office because she’s tired of painting a smile on her face. Lewis is a vice president at a Houston-based home services firm and holds... Read more »

Choose the Right Approach for Setting Remote Workers’ Pay

The remote work revolution has left many employers scrambling to rethink long-held policies and practices. Among the most important is how to pay remote workers. “Over the past five or 10 years,... Read more »

Considerations for Employers Providing Travel Benefits for Abortion Procedures

?Employers that are providing travel benefits for abortion procedures have a number of things to consider, including the reputational risks of providing such benefits. Many employers are quietly making these benefits available, despite... Read more »

Encouraging Employees to Be Intrapreneurs Pays Off

An “intrapreneurship” program, which lets employees act like entrepreneurs by developing new products or services, is an unconventional benefit that can help boost productivity and retention. Intrapreneurship also offers career-development opportunities—something that... Read more »

Roe v. Wade Overturned

The U.S. Supreme Court in a June 24 decision upheld Mississippi’s restrictions on abortion, a ruling that may lead employers to revise their employee health care benefits.  The Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health... Read more »

Tips for Building an Inclusive Hybrid Workplace

The COVID-19 pandemic upended the way people work by forcing many to work from home. Now, hybrid work is again changing workplaces by introducing a complex mix of remote and in-person employment... Read more »