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Jury Duty: What is your organization’s pay practice during leave for jury duty? Pay full salary Pay difference between salary and jury duty pay Do not pay Other Exempt Employees 504 (58.3%) 236 (27.3%) 84 (9.7%) 26 (3%) Nonexempt Employees 444 (51.4%) 255 (29.5%) 119 (13.8%) (3.6%) Previous Next
I have a question regarding exempt salaried employees who work 40 hour work weeks. Can their salary and hourly work weeks be decreased? For example if they had $4450 in monthly earnings working 40 hour work weeks, Could I decrease their salary by 20% and now have them work 32 hour work weeks? If this […]
FlexJobs has compiled key statistics regarding the current state of flexible work in the United States. Based on data from Gallup, FlexJobs, GlobalWorkplaceAnalytics.com, WorldatWork, and the Pew Research Center, these figures demonstrate positive growth in flexible working from previous years, while also highlighting key points that can lead to more widespread adoption by companies. Flexible […]
Yesterday’s Advisor presented a few best practices in the unique practice of reverse mentoring; today we take a look at some research into how HR pros are feeling about the current state of their training programs.
The state Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) just announced that Verizon has agreed to pay up to $6,011,190 to current and former California employees to settle a class action lawsuit the DFEH filed challenging the company’s family medical leave practices. The settlement, which is subject to court approval, covers Verizon’s voice, data and […]
Over the summer of 2018, a hashtag on Twitter went viral after conspiracy theorist Alex Jones announced that “liberals were planning a second Civil War.” Needless to say, this was false, and the Twitterverse turned this nontruth into the most hilarious trending hashtag: #lettersfromthesecondcivilwar. What does this have to do with recruiting you ask? Three […]
What’s happening in HR out in the real world? What are your competitors up to? Let’s find out! Dear Readers, With the constantly changing scope of social media, engagement, and analytics, it’s hard to stay on top of the latest trends in HR. How are your colleagues—and competitors—handling things out in the field? Please take […]
by Brittany E. Medio, JD, Saul Ewing LLP The U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania—recently affirmed a lower court’s decision to dismiss an employee’s gender discrimination and retaliation claims against her former employer. The court found the employee was terminated not for engaging in protected activity but for violating […]
In recent years, many employers have found that, regardless of the unemployment rate, they’re not always able to fill vacant positions with qualified candidates. The problem? The applicants don’t always have the skill set the employer is looking for. Some say this is because our educational system is lacking. Others say it’s because the recession […]
New reform standards for health plan value and coverage are important for employers, first because they will determine the kind of insured coverage that small employers buy. But grandfathered and self-funded employer health plans also need to know the rules to avoid penalties under health reform. The proposed rules, which HHS announced on Nov. 20, […]