Webinar: Aligning Employee Well Being Programs with Your Company Culture

Organizations know they need happy and healthy employees to run an innovative business. Many forward-thinking organizations are finding ways to financially reward their employees for reaching health milestones. But is this sustainable long-term? Does it even work? What happens when rewards are taken away? What about intrinsic motivation.

The U.S. Department of Labor has resurrected the overtime regulations from two years ago, and that rule will affect overtime eligibility. All signs point to this proposal becoming law, which means employers need to begin looking at how they classify their employees. Specifically, they’ll need to know whether pay raises or classification changes will be required to remain compliant once the new regulation comes into law.

The healthcare crisis – and our failing health – deeply affects our teams and organizations. Companies are losing over $300 billion a year on employee un-wellness. Insurance costs, absenteeism, presenteeism, worksite accidents, and disability are eroding productivity, profits, and morale. We must stop thinking of employee health as a concern for someone else, and own that it affects the very fabric of our companies. Companies like GE, Microsoft, Twitter, and Google have already figured out that healthy employees make better employees – and better profits. Is your company ready for better success?

There are many laws and rules that govern what happens when an employee takes a leave, or seems to be in need of taking such a leave. The federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 is the bible for any employer when considering its obligations and an employee's rights in leave scenarios, but other statutes must also be considered. What happens when an on-the-job injury is involved? What happens when the leave is triggered by a disability unrelated to the workplace (e.g. heart attack)?