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Middle managers are getting exorcised from org charts

More and more companies are putting managers on the chopping block.Between May 2022 and May 2025, the number of managers and executives at public companies fell by 6.1% and 4.6%, respectively, according to data from Live Data Technologies, reported on by the Wall Street Journal. Google, for instance, reduced its

3 questions to ask when considering an ICHRA

If you’re a total rewards leader who’s just hearing about an individual coverage health reimbursement arrangement (ICHRA), it’s likely because the option has only been around for the last five years.It may also be because this type of benefit—which allows employers to offer pre-tax dollars so employees can purchase their

The costs and benefits of awarding flat raises during down years

Should you hear your colleagues in HR talking about peanut butter, you might be disappointed to find out they’re not actually planning to restock the office pantry.Instead, they may be referring to the decidedly less tasty practice of compensation planning. In the total rewards world, “peanut butter” pay can refer

A Eulogy: “Noncompete Rule, We Hardly Knew Ye”

It promised freedom, delivered litigation, and left us with… state law. Friends, colleagues, HR professionals, lend me your ears. We gather today to mourn the passing of the Noncompete Rule, a sweeping reform that promised to free 30 million American workers from contractual shackles but instead met its end in