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A-Z Wage and Hour Compliance Help for Your State
...And salary data too!
Arranged alphabetically by topic, Employee Compensation in [Your State] explains in plain-English all key state and federal wage and hour laws--from minimum wage to overtime classification.
Meanwhile, BLR's exclusive wage and salary survey data ensures your pay rates are right for any job in your state and region.
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IRS Sets Health Savings Account Limits for 2009
The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service have issued new guidance on the maximum contribution levels for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and out-of-pocket spending limits for High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) that must be used in conjunction with HSAs.
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Are Your Assessment Ratings and Pay Encouraging High Performance?
Are your performance ratings and pay practices sending the right message to your employees? Are they motivating them to reach high goals--or are they demotivating them? These were some key questions asked by Bob Campbell and Paul Shafer of Hewitt Associates at WorldatWork's Total Rewards Conference & Exhibition in Philadelphia.
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This Week's Poll
Does your company measure the effectiveness of flexible work arrangements?
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Last Week's Poll
More than half of you report a "sharp" increase in the number of employees who are vocalizing financial concerns.
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Electronic Recordkeeping Audio Conference--June 3
You may have had your old paper recordkeeping system down flat, but it's a whole new world when you get rid of the paper and move to digital. How do you ensure security of your electronic files? Can you toss the original of a document once you've scanned it into your system? Are there any records you must keep the paper originals of? What sort of system should you have in place for gathering all these new e-records?
Join us on June 3 for an in-depth 90-minute audio conference all about the practicalities of electronic recordkeeping for HR professionals.
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The Keys to Implementing Sales Compensation Programs
There are several steps to successful implementation of a sales compensation program explained Robert Conti of Callidus Software, speaking at WorldatWork's Total Rewards Conference & Exhibition in Philadelphia.
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Poll: Overall Health of Workforce Not Improving
Workplace wellness and health awareness programs have grown in popularity, particularly within the past decade. Despite these efforts, the majority of respondents to a recent Compensation.BLR.com survey report that the overall health of their workforce has not improved.
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Top 10 Compensation Stories
The following 10 articles are the most popular among Compensation.BLR.com readers in the last 90 days.
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Featured Article
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Motivating a Multigenerational Workforce in the 21st Century
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Today, companies are faced with the ever-increasing challenge of effective employee motivation. No other time in modern history has the corporate landscape been as diverse, as multiple generations come together in the workplace. Each generation brings unique attitudes, expectations, and values to the workplace, from their styles of work to the combination of compensation and benefits they receive. Understanding what makes each generation unique will help companies determine what methods they should use to motivate their workforce.
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Compensation Q&A
Questions from our Ask the Experts archives
We have an employee who was promoted in April. Her evaluation date for her annual review and merit raise, in her previous position, would have been in June. Does the promotion and rate increase qualify as her annual review?
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HR Challenge®: Overtime and the 'Fluctuating Workweek'
The Department of Labor has a fluctuating workweek method (29 CFR 778.114) for calculating overtime pay for employees who are paid on a salary basis and whose hours vary from week to week. An employee works a 50-hour week and her weekly salary is $400. Under the fluctuating workweek method, how much overtime pay would this employee receive in addition to her salary for that week? The employee receives the $400 salary with the understanding that it constitutes his compensation, except for overtime premiums, for whatever hours are worked in the workweek.
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Compensation Hot Topic: Wage Garnishment
A HR Forum subscriber is seeking advice on what to do after a creditor collection agency asked him to verify the employment of someone for whom the agency is issuing a wage garnishment order.
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| Featured HR And Compensation Resources |
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SmartJobs
We've compiled over 500 carefully selected examples of written job descriptions in this powerful CD-ROM tool to make your job easier.
EZ IT Job Descriptions
Writing job descriptions for those hard-to-describe computer jobs just got easier. One hundred different IT and computer job positions are all available in Word, and have been carefully reviewed by BLR editors for quality and legal pitfalls.
FLSA: Wage and Hour Self-Audit Guide--Download
Download this guide to easily determine whether you are in an industry or employ the type of worker who is most typically at risk. It will help you quickly determine the most cost-effective method of compliance with the revised Fair Labor Standards Act.
FMLA: What You Need to Know
Here's the easy way to educate your employees about their rights and responsibilities under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Best Practices in Compensation & Benefits Newsletter
This monthly newsletter will ensure that you are on top of the latest compensation and benefits news.
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