The number of workers covered by workers' compensation hit a new low when the figure fell by 4.4 percent in 2009, the largest decline in two decades, according to a report by the National Academy of Social Insurance.

Although employers have been recently cutting payrolls, severance and change-in-control plans havent been affected by the recession, finds a new study by WorldatWork and Innovative Compensation and Benefits Concepts LLC, an HR consulting firm.

Many employees' poor emotional state will most likely not help sustain healthy lifestyle modifications, reveals a new wellness report released by ComPsych Corporation.

The California overtime lawyers at Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik filed a class action lawsuit against B & H Education in San Diego, Calif., for claims of violating the wage and hour rights of admissions advisers under the California Labor Code.

Forty-two percent of workers reveal they typically or always live paycheck to paycheck, which is an improvement from 43 percent in 2010 and in line with levels seen back in 2007, according to the latest nationwide survey of more than 5,200 workers by CareerBuilder.

Enrollment is always a busy time of year for human resource departments, but the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has added an extra layer to sort through, causing many employers to consider changes.

As questions about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act continue to surface and rising premium costs remain the reality, small businesses are exploring their health care options, and one solution that has come up is self-funded plans.

Eighty percent of employers say 2010's health reform law is increasing their costs and administrative hassles, which is a cause for concern, according to a recent employer survey by Kansas City-based Lockton Benefit Group.