2015 Recruiting Survey
Each month, BLR® conducts a nationwide survey of human resources professionals to learn about policies and practices in HR throughout the country. This month’s survey about recruiting is sponsored by SilkRoad.
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Bill Would Require Minimum Wage in Sheltered Workshops
For more than 70 years, the Fair Labor Standards Act has allowed employers to pay some workers with physical or mental impairments less than the federal minimum wage. H.R. 3086, introduced by Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.), Tim Bishop (D-N.Y.) and Gregg Harper (R-Mo.) earlier this fall, would change that. HR 3086 would phase out special wage […]
Wage And Hour: New Law Exempts Some Computer Software Professionals And Nurses From Overtime Pay Rules
Certain hourly computer software employees and salaried nurses are now exempt from California’s overtime rules under a measure Gov. Davis signed into law Sept. 20. The new law takes effect immediately.
Hot List: New York Times Bestselling Paperback Business Books
The following is a list of the bestselling paperback business books as ranked by the New York Times on August 8. 1. Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell. Why some people succeed — it has to do with luck and opportunities as well as talent. 2. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates […]
Secret of Great Places to Work? Two Words: Culture Fit (Video)
Michael Burchell shares some of the best practices for attracting employees he’s encountered during his work as VP of global business development and a senior consultant with The Great Place to Work Institute. He maintains that it’s important to determine if an applicant would be a “good culture fit” for your company. Beyond the interview […]
Can Holding a Grudge Hurt Your Bottom Line?
Two years ago, your company offered Bob a job, and he turned you down in favor of a newer, flashier start-up.
News Note: Government Increases Cost Estimate For Use Of Unemployment Insurance Funds For Family Leave
The federal Department of Labor has increased its projections of the cost of allowing states to pay unemployment insurance benefits to employees out on family leave. Original estimates were as high as $68 million based on the four to six states that initially expressed interest. But now the agency says that the new program could […]
Tough Love: What Your CEO Won’t Tell You About HR, But I Will
Below is a special report filed by Steve Bruce, a BLR editor attending the SHRM Employment Law and Legislative Conference in Washington, DC this week.
President Obama signs executive order raising federal contractor minimum wage to $10.10
President Barack Obama has signed an executive order raising the minimum wage federal contractors must pay to $10.10 an hour. The White House released a fact sheet ahead of the January 28 State of the Union speech saying Obama would use his executive authority to raise the minimum wage for those working on new federal […]
Texas, California Participants Top 401(k) Plan Loan Use
A study by Fidelity Investments of 13 million 401(k) investors across U.S. metropolitan regions pinpointed the cities where plan loans are most heavily used. The analysis found the greatest percentage of participants with outstanding plan loans, at 33 percent, in the McAllen, Texas, area. The second-largest proportions of borrowers were in the Riverside and Bakersfield, […]