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Several years ago, I was tasked with reviewing our health care benefit plan and determining how the looming “Cadillac Tax” would impact our organization and employees. After review, I concluded our health plan was determined to be “high value” and would be subject to the 40 percent excise tax when it goes into effect. As a result, my organization restructured health benefits offering and began implementing a High Deductible Health Plan with an HSA. 

My organization recently surveyed our employees regarding our current health plan and have...

A long overdue action may finally be taken by the U.S. Congress as H.R.748 (Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019) is scheduled to be brought up for a House vote to repeal what is known as the “Cadillac Tax.”

The Cadillac Tax is a provision of the Affordable Care Act which, starting in 2022, would impose a 40 percent excise tax on employer-sponsored health benefits whose value exceeds legally specified thresholds. If implemented, the burden of the Cadillac Tax would likely be passed on to workers through...

When I used to eat meat, my favorite food was a hamburger (with French fries). I don’t think I would have been as enthusiastic if I had to order chopped cow.

I had dinner with someone eating sushi. I asked them if they would enjoy it as much if they had ordered raw fish. I owe them a dinner.

We use euphemisms appropriately to help us accept with what we otherwise would struggle. Shift away from food. Think of—or perhaps not—the alternative to “rest in peace.”

And, that brings me to older workers. Older...

No one knows better than you—the employer—your jobs and the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to do them.

There are several hurdles, however, that can hinder the process of finding the right talent to fill those jobs.

The SHRM Online article Study: Most Job Seekers Abandon Online Job Applications identifies a myriad of problems with current application systems, including inaccurate job descriptions and long applications that hinder hiring efforts.    

State and local laws restricting what information about candidates employers can obtain, when...