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BLR 2007 Employment Law Update Conference
The U.S. Congress is planning to wrap up its current session at the end of October, and many of the bills on the table could directly affect your workplace - one would even require you to provide your employees with 8 weeks of paid family leave.
Join us on November 7-9 for the BLR Employment Law Update at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. This exclusive conference will explain everything you need to know to make your organization lawsuit-resistant and get it running like a finely tuned machine.
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5 Highest and Lowest Paying Metro Areas
Average pay in the San Francisco metropolitan area was 19 percent above the national average in 2006, the highest among the 78 metropolitan areas studied by the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Survey: 2 in 3 Employees Living Paycheck to Paycheck
Over two-thirds of American workers are living paycheck to paycheck, according to a new American Payroll Association (APA) survey.
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This Week's Poll
Do you educate your employees on basic healthcare terms (co-pay, deductible, etc.)?
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Last Week's Poll
About half of respondents said that their company offers 401(k) investment advice to its employees.
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Would 500 Job Description Samples Help?
We've compiled over 500 carefully selected examples of written job descriptions in SmartJobs, a powerful CD tool, to make your job easier.
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Employers Turn to Variable Pay Programs, but Are They Effective?
A recent salary survey finds that employers are flocking toward variable pay programs in increasing numbers in order to attract and retain talent. But another recent survey suggests that while a large majority of employers say that they connect employee performance and pay in theory, the connection isn't nearly as clear in practice.
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Over Half of HR Pros Expect New FMLA Regs Within 2 Years
Just over half of human resource professionals expect the U.S. Department of Labor to propose new Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations within the next 2 years.
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Top 10 Compensation Stories
The 10 most popular articles from the past 3 months include "50 States Ranked by Income," "25 Highest Paying Jobs for High School Grads," "Say Hello to Paid FMLA Bill," and "HR Manager: The 36th Highest Paying Job."
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Featured Article
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Benefits 101: Would Your Employees Pass the Course?
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Many employees in a recent survey don't understand what their healthcare plan covers and acknowledge that they are uncomfortable defining even basic healthcare vocabulary. Kathryn Yates, global director of communication consulting at Watson Wyatt, explains that the results have important implications for employers during open enrollment and throughout the year.
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Compensation Q&A
Questions from our Ask the Experts archives
Are we required to have our employees re-sign I-9 and W-4 forms every year?
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HR Challenge®: Overtime
A nonexempt employee works 9 hours a day Monday through Thursday for a total of 36 hours. Friday is a holiday, and the employee has the day off. Under an established policy, the company pays the employee for 8 hours on holidays, and the regular workweek runs Sunday through Saturday. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, is the employee entitled to 4 hours of overtime pay?
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Compensation Hot Topic: Recognition Programs
An HR Forum contributor is asking whether implementing a recognition program including an "Employee of the Month" could cause a decrease in morale among employees who aren't recognized.
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