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Not Fair! California Fairground Employer Faces Overtime Claims

by Matthew A. Goodin, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. Both federal and state law requires employers to pay employees overtime. However, the laws are very different, and each contains many exemptions. Some of the more common exemptions, such as those for professional, administrative, or executive employees, are similar under both laws. But even then, there […]

Bank Salary Increases Coming Soon

Banks are looking to grow, according to the Crowe Horwath LLP 2017 Bank Compensation and Benefits Survey.

HR Far Removed? I Don’t Think So (‘Seat at the Table’ Talkback)

Our recent epinion “Human Resources–STILL Not a Strategic Partner?” elicited a number of interesting responses from readers. One lamented about being the last to know, while others boosted the strategic importance of HR. Here are the responses: HR Far Removed? I Don’t Think So HR is far removed from the people and points that make […]

‘I’ve Learned How to Manage Intermittent Leave Abuse’

Has anybody out there had problems with intermittent leave? HR manager Barbara Dahlen asked. Her audience’s response at the recent SHRM Annual Convention and Exposition in New Orleans was loud and long. “Oh, yes!” It took her a couple of years to figure things out, she says. “You can’t fix intermittent [leave] abuse overnight. But […]

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How to Create and Promote an Employer Brand to Attract Desirable Candidates

Although 60% of CEOs think that their employer brand lies solely with them, research also indicates that 69% of job applicants are more likely to apply to a job for employers that actively manage their employer brands. So, recruiters should be heavily involved with creating and managing their employer brand, too.

The 4 Most Common (and Costly) Wage/Hour Mistakes

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Just My E-pinion Wage and hour suits are getting technical, says attorney Laura Innes, and that’s all the more reason to focus in on your wage hour practices to be sure you’re acting within the law. In an exclusive interview with the HR Daily Advisor, Innes shared tips for the […]

Survey Says: More Employers Offer Financial Education

Half of employers in a recent survey have seen an increased demand from employees for financial education in the past 5 years, and 68 percent now offer some kind of financial education to their employees/plan participants. Preliminary findings of the survey report, “Financial Education for Today’s Workforce: 2014 Survey Results,” show that there is a […]

And the winner, uhhh….

Everyone else is writing about it, so we may as well discuss it, too.  Unless you’ve been living in a cave, by now you are well familiar with the enormous gaffe at the end of the Oscars on Sunday night. For those of you walking out of your cave, here’s a quick rundown:  Warren Beatty […]

Don’t Leave Your Success to Fate

Over the weekend, I watched a movie with my wife. I won’t say which movie because my guy friends will make fun of me. But in my defense, this past weekend included Valentine’s Day. Anyway, the movie talked a lot about fate and destiny and got me thinking about how much of what happens to […]