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10/23/2026

Happy Friday friends. Enjoy the weekend.

10/22/2026

Here are our three takeaways from this article, This Open Enrollment’s Task: Making the Value of Benefits Clear.

1. Help employees understand how benefits save them money.
2. Communicate the full value of total compensation.
3. Make benefits education ongoing and transparent.

Read the full piece here:

Heightened financial stress is weighing on employees and may be decreasing the value and satisfaction they feel for their benefits. Employers need to address this.

10/19/2026

A. It depends on whether your state provides protected voting leave. Over half require some kind of time off for voting, and a good number of those states require the time to be paid.

The details vary from state to state, but two hours is the most common allowance, and often the employer can require employees who want to take it to do so at the beginning or end of their workday. The amount of time employees are allowed often depends on how much time they have before or after their shift while the polls are open.

10/16/2026

To all the bosses out there -- we appreciate you!

10/15/2026

Answer: No, you shouldn’t wait to pay the employee. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, wages are due on the regular payday for the pay period covered, regardless of whether the employee met your deadline for submitting their time sheet.

Ultimately, the responsibility to track and pay for all hours worked falls on the employer, not the employee. You should ask the employee how many hours they worked and pay them accordingly. If they’re unavailable to answer that question, you should take your best guess—corrections can be made later if necessary.

While you can’t delay payment, you should address the behavior. A one-time reminder will probably suffice in most cases, but progressive discipline is an option if needed. If the time sheet was late because the employee was hospitalized or out for some protected reason, discipline would not be the right approach.

10/10/2026

Enjoy, friends. Catch you back here Tuesday.

10/09/2026

France pioneered "right to disconnect" legislation to combat the "always-on" work culture that erodes employee wellbeing. While the U.S. lacks similar federal mandates, forward-thinking corporate leaders are actively drafting internal policies to protect their teams' personal time. Putting these boundaries in writing eliminates ambiguity, allowing workers to fully disconnect during evenings and weekends without the stress of being seen as negligent. Read the full story at the link below.

The case for disconnecting is simple. Writing it into your company’s playbook eliminates confusion, ambiguity and creates a sense of safety among teams.

10/05/2026

A. Most plans require you to share four notices annually. In most cases, these can be provided during open enrollment. Whether you owe other notices comes down to your headcount, plan funding, and who’s enrolling for the first time.

10/02/2026

Happy Friday, friends!

10/01/2026

We love these 3 simple conversational fixes that turn your failure to communicate into successful influence. Check it out here at the link below.

At work, in business or personal life, word choice mistakes we make every day when seeking support from others result in failure, but they are easy to fix.