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Get a Free Employee Benefits Survey Report!
BLR has started conducting its 2008 Survey of Employee Benefits, which you can reply to online. All respondents who complete the survey will receive a free copy of the 2008 Survey of Employee Benefits report once it is finalized!
The deadline for submitting your completed survey is November 2, 2007.
Don't miss out on your free report! Take the survey now!
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25 Fastest-Growing Occupations
Jobs in the information technology (IT) and healthcare and medical industries dominate the list of the fastest-growing occupations, according to a report by the Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections at the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Hillary Clinton Announces Plan to Provide 'Universal Access' to 401(k)s
Presidential hopeful Senator Hillary Clinton announced a plan this week that would allow all Americans to open personal 401(k) retirement savings accounts. Her plan, the American Retirement Accounts Plan, provides for "universal access" to 401(k) accounts along with matching tax cuts from the federal government.
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This Week's Poll
What do you think of Hillary Clinton's plan to let individuals open "personal" 401(k) accounts?
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Last Week's Poll
We asked readers to report whether, in their experience, men ask for more money than women when negotiating salary. The results were definitive.
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Line up Your Executive Compensation Program with Corporate Objectives
Creating an executive compensation pay package requires a carefully integrated strategy. BLR's Fundamentals of Executive Compensation--Download, a practical handbook that includes sample employment agreement and model equity plans, shows you how to recruit the talent that can lead your organization ahead of the competition while aligning their compensation with your organizational goals. Includes helpful sections on how to navigate complex tax laws, securities laws, and accounting principles you must consider.
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6 States Adjust Minimum Wage
Six states have announced annual adjustments to their minimum wages for inflation.
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Most Companies Educate Employees on Healthcare Terms
Nearly 75 percent of human resource professionals report that their company educates its employees on basic healthcare terms.
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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," "Who Are the Highest-Paid Women in Business?," and "HR Manager: The 36th Highest Paying Job."
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Featured Article
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Wal-Mart Tackling 'Healthcare Crisis' from Both Without and Within
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With 1.3 million full- and part-time U.S. associates, Wal-Mart stands out as the giant among retailers. The company's size affords it the opportunity to effect change wherever it chooses to pull its substantial clout. While the company believes its benefits package has become increasingly valuable to its employees as a result of the changes, it recognizes that the healthcare problem is much larger than one company, no matter its size. In February 2007, Wal-Mart and other major American corporations decided to act.
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[Trial or subscription to Compensation.BLR.com required.]
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Compensation Q&A
Questions from our Ask the Experts archives
What is the difference between calculating the overtime rate for "incentive pay" versus "commission" for salespeople?
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HR Challenge®: Sexual Harassment Complaints
Of the 12,025 sexual harassment complaints received last year by the EEOC and state and local fair employment practices agencies, what portion was filed by men?
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Compensation Hot Topic: Relocation Expenses
An HR Forum contributor is asking what other companies do regarding "grossing up" of relocation costs for international transfers.
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| Featured HR And Compensation Resources |
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The Job Analyzer
This comprehensive guide helps HR pros and managers analyze what jobs are REALLY needed in the organization and provides the tools to write, price, and evaluate jobs.
BLR's Quick Guide to Employment Law
This complete compliance resource covers 150 hot employment law topics by state, including employee rights, discrimination, employment at will, labor relations, privacy, workers' compensation, child labor, affirmative action, and much more.
Computer Professionals & Overtime Audio Conference on CD
Determining when information technology workers must be paid overtime and when they should be classified as exempt is a tricky business. To make sure your computer workers are classified correctly, order our 90-minute audio conference recording.
Social Security 2008--Booklet
BLR's completely revised employee booklet explains Social Security benefits, reassures employees, and reduces the time you spend answering individual questions.
What to Do About Personnel Problems in [Your State]
For over 20 years, human resource managers have relied on this practical state labor laws resource to understand and stay on top of ever-changing employment regulations in their states.
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Last week, we reported on the comments by an expert from the WAGE Project, an organization established to end inequality in pay, who believed that in order to close the "gender wage gap," more women needed to be educated about negotiating their starting salary.
So we decided to ask you whether, in your experience, men were more aggressive than women when it came to negotiating salary. Even we didn't anticipate that your response to last week's poll would be so definitive.
Meanwhile, in this week's news, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has proposed a plan that would allow Americans to open "personal" 401(k) accounts in lieu of, or in addition to, those that are available through their employers. Read about her plan, then let us know what you think of her idea in this week's poll.
Also, be sure to see if yours is among the six states that have recently announced annual adjustments to their minimum wages for inflation.
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