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How Will a Minimum Wage Increase Impact You? CFOs Weigh In (Survey)

Nearly 75% of minimum-wage paying firms in the United States say they would reduce current or future employment if the minimum wage is raised to $15 per hour, according to a recent survey of senior finance executives. The Duke University/CFO Global Business Outlook survey has been conducted each quarter for two decades. The latest survey […]

Tip Eight: Transfer the Employee

–Transfer the employee to a position where absences are less disruptive. The law permits this, as long as pay and benefits remain equivalent to the previous job. Go to Tip Nine

Retaliation: Court Upholds $2.3 Million Verdict for Employee Who Claimed He Was Fired Over Safety Complaints; Tips for Avoiding Problems

You probably know it’s illegal to retaliate against a worker who complains in good faith about an unsafe work condition. But in practice, retaliation problems are not always so clear-cut, and they can sneak up on you. They often arise when an employee with a history of complaining starts griping about something you feel is […]

CEOs Expect Modest Increase in Median Total Cash Compensation

CEOs of privately held companies received a median total compensation package of $360,000 in 2014, including base salary, bonus, benefits, new equity grants, and equity gains, and expect total cash compensation to increase 3.1% this year, according to Chief Executive Research’s latest CEO and Senior Executive Compensation Report for Private Companies.

New Supervisors: Two Critical Success Factors

New supervisors have a lot to learn about managing their people, and that’s to say nothing of the numerous compliance challenges they face. Compassionate but untrained supervisors can quickly create surprisingly expensive liabilities.

Metrics—6 Steps to Success

In yesterday’s Advisor, Noelle Nitz and Linda Duffy helped us break through the metrics language barrier between HR and management. Today, their tips for managing metrics, plus an introduction to the webinar that makes your managers leaders. Nitz, President of the Institute for Financial Mastery, and Duffy, President of Leadership Habitude, made their remarks at […]

Holidays PTO Survey: Floating Holidays

How many floating holidays (including Christmas week) are observed besides those already indicated above? (Exclude “personal days”)   None 1 day 2 days 3 days 4+ days Exempt  Employees 561 (65%) 124 (14.4%) 89 (10.3%) 33 (3.8%) 45 (5.2%) Nonexempt  Empoyees 556 (64.4%) 123 (14.3%) 86 (10%) 30 (3.5%) 48 (5.6%) In chart form: Previous       Next

Bulletin Item: More Legislation of Interest to Employers Awaiting the Governor’s Approval

In addition to the workers’ compensation bill discussed in this Bulletin, there are a number of other bills on Gov. Davis’s desk that could impact your employment practices. Here’s a quick summary of what they are: AB 1715 invalidates arbitration agreements affecting employment claims under the Fair Employment and Housing Act that are made a […]