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Do personality assessments really help with hiring?

Achievers

According to The Wall Street Journal , 8 of the 10 most prominent private employers now incorporate pre-hire personality testing in their application process. For employers interested in following this trend, an abundance of such tests are readily available.

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The 800-Pound Gorilla

Florida Workers' Comp

At the conclusion of The Bourne Identity (2002), the old guard is struggling with the challenge presented by their prodigy, Jason Bourne (try to forgive that this great line comes from the villain - spoiler alert, he is not in the sequel). We’re not offering placement, recruitment, a job fair, or employment.

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Employee Relationships is a Serious Employer Responsibility

HR Digest

Many aspire to work at companies like Google, not just due to the pay they offer but because there seems to be no dearth of provisions for engaging employee and employer relationships. The focus on employee welfare started post-World War II when retirement and pension plans appeared as the biggest forms of employer care.

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DOL Proposes Self-Correction Option and Other Changes to Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

The DOL also proposed conforming changes to the prohibited transaction class exemption, PTE 2002-51 , associated with the VFCP. The employer files a self-correction notice with the DOL and retains certain records similar to the records that would need to be submitted with a filing under the VFCP today.

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NJ Supreme Court Limits Employer Insurance Coverage for Worker Injuries

Workers' Compensation

In a recent decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court clarified the scope of insurance coverage for employers facing lawsuits from injured workers. Shelbourne Spring sought coverage for these claims under its employer's liability insurance policy with Hartford Underwriters Insurance Company. The case Dionicio Rodriguez v. Hariton Mach.

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What You Need to Know About California Paid Family Leave [+ FAQs]

Patriot Software

California was the first state to create a paid family leave (PFL) program in 2002 (benefits became available in 2004). If you’re an employer in California, you must withhold PFL contributions from employees’ wages while running payroll. Since then, 11 other states have created paid family leave programs (plus Washington D.C.).

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2020 Maximum Compensation Rate Announced

Florida Regulatory Workers' Compensation News

The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity has determined the statewide average weekly wage paid by employers subject to the Florida Reemployment Assistance Program Law to be $970.58 for the four calendar quarters ending June 30, 2019. Section 440.12(2),