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Enhancing Our Current Benefit Offerings
Hello! My team and I are looking to enhance our current benefit offerings. We are a small company - 55 employees in two main locations (Cincinnati and Durham) with 5 remote workers.…
- Stacy Schnieber
- 3 days ago
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- Kim Ratcliffeyesterday
- Compensation & Benefits
Average severance offered
We haven't revisited a few facets of our severance policy in quite some time and was looking to see what most of you were offering in severance per years of service.…
- Kim Ratcliffe
- yesterday
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- Compensation & Benefits
Leave Policies
One of the most challenging things about managing HR these days seems to be surrounding Leaves of Absence. FMLA, ADA, STD, LTD, you name it in the alphabet soup - it is tough!…
- Ginger Scherbarth
- 1 mth ago
- 3 replies
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- Jarlyn Gonzalez5 days ago
- Compensation & Benefits
HSA Fees Benchmarking
We're looking to get some benchmarking data on HSA fees. Our employees are currently charged a one-time fee of $20.00 to set up their HSA and then $3.50/month in fees that are taken out of what they…
- Kerry Verdier
- 2 wk ago
- 4 replies
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- Jarlyn Gonzalez5 days ago
- Compensation & Benefits
PTO / Holidays And 24/7 Facilities
Hi, looking for help as Lighthouse explores implementing PTO vs separate paid leave banks. For those with direct care (or operational) staff that work on a designated holiday,…
- Debbie Fisher
- 3 wk ago
- 3 replies
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- Kate Legters2 wk ago
- Compensation & Benefits
Making Benefits Understandable
(This is an anonymous post from an HR practitioner) With open enrollment upon us again, I find that it's hard to break down some of the benefit terminology into something my employees understand.…
- Steve BrowneModerator
- 8 mths ago
- 6 replies
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- Wendy Berry3 wk ago
- Compensation & Benefits
Time Off for Recruiting & Retention Purposes...
We have been getting feedback from candidates along with new and former Associates that our time off benefit may not be as plentiful as they would like.…
- Jamie Bowling
- Director of Human Resources
- 1 mth ago
- 3 replies
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- Penny G1 mth ago
- Compensation & Benefits
Exempt employees comp time
Does anyone offer comp time for their exempt employees working weekends or holidays? We have been offering the following: although salaried employees may have to work a weekend now and then without…
- Penny G
- 4 wk ago
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- Compensation & Benefits
Specialty Pharmacy
We are looking over our plan set up in regards to our pharmacy plans. We are currently on three tiers but looking to go to 4 or 5 tiers. Has anyone done this? What was the outcome?
- Jarlyn Gonzalez
- 2 mths ago
- 3 replies
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- Jarlyn Gonzalez1 mth ago
- Compensation & Benefits
Benefits in Australia
My company is looking to start a division in Australia and I've been tasked with some background HR research. What are the top benefits employers offer in Australia or what benefits should be offered…
- Rebecca Murphy
- HR Generalist
- 1 mth ago
- 2 replies
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- Katie Hamilton1 mth ago
- Compensation & Benefits
Bereavement Leave
What is your bereavement leave policy (number days off, what family members)? And for relativity, how large is your organization (# of employees)?
- Robin Throckmorton
- 2 mths ago
- 6 replies
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- Nicole Meade1 mth ago
- Compensation & Benefits
Maternity and Paternity Leave
Hi All. I am curious what other companies are doing for maternity and paternity leave. Are you offering paid benefits outside of Short Term Disability? We are looking at creating a benefit outside of…
- Kate Rhoad
- 9 mths ago
- 4 replies
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- Nicole Meade1 mth ago
- Compensation & Benefits
Adjusted Full-Time Schedule
I have a full-time exempt employee (working 40 hours per week) who has requested to work 32 hours per week instead. She'll essentially be going from 5 days per week to 4 days per week (she is making…
- Allison Nesci
- 2 mths ago
- 3 replies
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- Anne Tomkinson1 mth ago
- Compensation & Benefits
Purchase an extra week of vacation
How does it work when you offer employees the opportunity to buy a week's vacation? We are thinking the employees weekly pay would be divided by number of pay periods and this amount deducted from…
- Joan Sweeney
- 1 mth ago
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- Compensation & Benefits
Employees paying for benefits while on leave
Hello! Currently our employees do not pay their benefits premiums if they are on any type of LOA. I'm hoping you can help me with best practices for changing this.…
- Hope Rice
- 2 mths ago
- 2 replies
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- Hope Rice2 mths ago
- Compensation & Benefits
Parental Leave
Do you have a Parental Leave policy? If so, it is the same for the mom and the dad? If different, how do you handle claims of discrimination?
- Mary Kay Swadener
- 2 mths ago
- 1 reply
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- Talia Edmundson2 mths ago
- Compensation & Benefits
Outstanding Payroll Check Issue
I have a former employee who has two outstanding checks for $12 and $581 from the last year. We contact him a few weeks ago about the checks and sent him paperwork to reissue the checks.…
- Bonita Martin
- 2 mths ago
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- Compensation & Benefits
Michigan Employer not subject to FMLA
My employer is not subject to state or Federal FMLA laws and regulations (we have 12 employees). Should we state something in our handbook to this effect?…
- Sarah Nichols
- 2 mths ago
- 4 replies
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- Sarah Nichols2 mths ago
- Compensation & Benefits
Wellness Program
Our organization has a basic 2 part wellness program where employees complete a biometric screening followed by a health assessment to receive a credit toward their benefit cost.…
- Cortney Saylor
- 5 mths ago
- 9 replies
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- Jarlyn Gonzalez2 mths ago
- Compensation & Benefits
Vacation & Sick Accrual while on Worker's Comp leave
Has anyone had this situation ...... Employee is out of work on worker's comp leave for 6 months and upon returning to work, in regards for renewal of vacation time / sick time.…
- Michelle Sports
- 3 mths ago
- 1 reply
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- Christine Thompson2 mths ago
- Compensation & Benefits
Are you using the WOTC credit program?
(This anonymous question came in from a fellow HR practitioner looking for advice.) I'd like to hear from any employers taking advantage of Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC).…
- Steve BrowneModerator
- 3 mths ago
- 1 reply
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- Janelle Rodriguez3 mths ago
- Compensation & Benefits
Implementing a 401(k)
I recently started at a company that does not offer a 401(k). I've been given the go ahead to get one implemented. I have no idea where to start or who I should reach out to.…
- Tara Sikes
- 4 mths ago
- 3 replies
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- Janelle Rodriguez4 mths ago
- Compensation & Benefits
Exempt vs Non-exempt salaried employees
I am new to this non-exempt category. We have 2 new hires who are salaried, non-exempt and I'm not sure about lunches and all. I have them keep a timesheet so we know how to handle hours, however,…
- Sharon Szabo
- 4 mths ago
- 3 replies
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- Janelle Rodriguez4 mths ago
- Compensation & Benefits
PTO Leave Banks
For those that use PTO banks, how did you set your accrual maximum? Do you have a "use or lose" annual policy with it or do you allow employees to accrue to a maximum # of hours?
- Debbie Fisher
- 5 mths ago
- 4 replies
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- Malory Rinderle4 mths ago
- Compensation & Benefits
Cell Phone Stipends
Hi there !! I wanted to see what, of if, you do for cell phones for your employees. Do you pay a stipend to cover the business use of a personal phone? We don't have company cell phones,…
- Steve BrowneModerator
- 7 mths ago
- 9 replies
- 166
- Hutto Minyard5 mths ago
- Compensation & Benefits

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