by kma team | Oct 31, 2018 | Events & Sponsorships, KMA Team Members, Pay It Forward
This week, we’re in conversation with Kim Anania, KMA president and current Make-A-Wish® Maine Board Chair, on the power of paying it forward—in business and in life. What is your philosophy around paying it forward? When I was creating a vision for my company, once...
by kma team | Oct 24, 2018 | Compensation, Compliance, Trends
Equal pay laws on both the federal and state level have been around for some time, starting with the Federal Equal Pay Act of 1963. In the past few years, we have seen a renewed focus on this area to close the pay gap on the basis of gender or ethnicity. While efforts...
by kma team | Oct 18, 2018 | Culture, Employee Relations, Recruiting, Trends
(from the KMA HR Support Center) The recruiting and hiring process is supposed to select the best candidates while deterring unqualified job seekers from applying or advancing. All too often, however, the process creates obstacles or disadvantages for qualified...
by kma team | Oct 10, 2018 | Compliance, General HR News, Labor Laws
It’s time to send your annual Medicare Part D notice if you have not already done so. Annually, health plan sponsors that offer prescription drug coverage must notify Medicare eligible individuals whether or not their prescription drug plan is creditable or...
by kma team | Oct 4, 2018 | Compensation, Employee Relations, General HR News, Labor Laws
(from the KMA HR Support Center) The Department of Labor considers any break under 20 minutes to be for the benefit of the employer, and therefore those breaks must be paid. However, unauthorized extensions of authorized breaks do not need to be counted as hours...
