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Employers added 164,000 jobs to nonfarm payrolls in April, and average hourly wages increased 2.6% year over year, government data show. The unemployment rate reached 3.9%, the lowest level since 2000.
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People born after 1996 will soon start entering the workforce as a technology-savvy generation, and what they'll need from employers is training in soft skills and assurances that the company culture will welcome them, Chris Morris writes.
More small employers are moving to self-funded health insurance plans, with an Employee Benefit Research Institute study showing 17.4% of companies with fewer than 100 employees offering them in 2016, compared with 14.2% in 2015. Companies considering self-insurance need to be aware of federal regulations, select appropriate stop-loss coverage and be prepared for volatility in claims.
Employee training is essential to a strong compliance function, but it must be offered in a culture that supports its message, experts say. A successful compliance training initiative should involve establishing goals, using best practices in the program's design and conducting post-training assessments, they note.
Ali Demirkaya watched a Denizlispor soccer match from the top of a crane after being banned from Denizil Ataturk Stadium in Turkey. Demirkaya didn't get to watch the entire game from the crane -- he was stopped by police.
