Training Classes and Hours of Work
If you make an offer to a candidate that is contingent on passing your training classes, can you make those training classes unpaid?
Tag: Compensation
Women, Retirement, and Money: Closing the Gap
While retirement savings rates among women are catching up to those of men, the average salary deferral rate for women still lags behind those of their male counterparts. Click here to read more.
Almost 250,000 Public Comments on Proposed Overtime Rules
By Susan Prince, JD, Legal Editor The public comment period for the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed changes to the overtime regulations ended on September 4th, 2015. Almost 250,000 comments were received, which represent the diverse views on the proposed changes—particularly the steep increase to the salary level required for exemption.
Misclassification Woes: At The Wheel, But Not In the Driver’s Seat
Jasmin Rojas, JD, Legal Editor Many consumers appreciate the simplicity and the usually significantly lower cost of using Uber as a means of transportation. However, the line between Uber’s services and those of a traditional taxi (where the driver is usually an employee) is one that is incredibly blurred.
Bowing to Demands of Wall Street, Walmart Cuts Hours to Trim Costs
After raising the minimum wage for its lowest compensated workers, Walmart is now cutting some workers’ hours to try to trim costs. Click here to read more.
Time for federal contractors to get ready for new pay transparency rule
Federal contractors need to be preparing now for the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new pay transparency rule, a rule going into effect in January that is likely to present challenges to a number of employers, according to an attorney familiar with its provisions. “This rule appears to me to be part of the overarching […]
Executive Pay: Different Generations, Different Pay Structures
You may have read about different generations and how they view their work and their lives. The differences in their viewpoints, not to mention which attributes they seek as they decide on a job or a career, are significant. What does all this have to do with executive pay? Click here to read more.
Market Pricing and Salary Surveys, Part III
Which is better—job evaluation or market pricing? Though many see them as competing processes, a blend of the two offers more benefit because it balances the strengths and weaknesses of each. Click here to read more.
Find Something to Give Your Workers—Instead of a Raise
The annual raise was once a staple of the American workplace. However, it’s now turning into a relic of the pre-crisis economy as companies turn to creative—and cheaper—ways to compensate their employees. Read more.
Ask the Expert: Deductions from Pay of Exempt Employee
Can you deduct from an exempt person’s salary for loss, damage, or unauthorized expenses? All of these deductions would be problematic because the employee is exempt under the FLSA.