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Wage & Hour Mistakes Webinar--July 7
Join us for an in-depth, interactive webinar on July 7 as our experts--two experienced employment attorneys who counsel employers around the country on wage and hour issues--explain the five most common wage and hour compliance mistakes.
We'll cover everything from defining compensable work too narrowly to withholding payments without authorization, and you'll learn the steps you can take immediately to audit your own wage and hour practices to avoid repeating these errors. Plus, you'll have the chance to ask the experts those wage and hour questions that may already be worrying you this year.
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IRS Boosts Mileage Rate for Final 6 Months of 2008
The Internal Revenue Service has raised the standard-mileage-reimbursement rate for the final six months of 2008, citing recent increases in gasoline prices.
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Would Workers Prefer Comp Time in Lieu of OT?
Private sector employees would be able to opt for paid time off in lieu of cash wages for overtime hours worked, under a bill introduced by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.).
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This Week's Poll
Does your company use the IRS's standard mileage rate to reimburse employees?
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Last Week's Poll
Nearly one-third of you report that you have employees assigned in another country.
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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 agreements 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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BLR Re-Opens Signups for Employee Attitude Survey
Business and Legal Reports (BLR) has re-opened signups to a program that supplies companies with employee attitude surveys at no cost.
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Poll: Majority of HR Pros Say Career Has Been Fulfilling
About two-thirds of over 300 HR professionals report that their career has been fulfilling, in a recent Compensation.BLR.com poll.
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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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Time off May Be the Biggest Benefit
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There are two things to keep in mind about employees and vacations: First, many employees, 68% of them according to one survey, say the benefit they most value is time off. Second, recent data reveals that more than 415 million vacation days went unused in 2006. As employers get creative with programs and benefits, you should think about the intersection of these two findings. How can you encourage employees to use their much needed and well-deserved vacations?
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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
My organization has a bona fide leave plan (Paid Time Off). I remember reading where it is legal to deduct time from a leave bank for a partial day off even for an exempt employee as long as their gross pay remains whole. Can you verify this for me?
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HR Challenge®: Medicare
What is the limit on the amount of an employee's wages subject to Medicare tax?
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Compensation Hot Topic: Sales Comp Plans
An HR Forum subscriber is in the process of designing compensation plans for sales. The subscriber is asking colleagues to share their sales comp structure and language for a services-oriented sales employee.
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Best Practices in Compensation & Benefits Newsletter
This monthly newsletter will ensure that you are on top of the latest compensation and benefits news.
The COBRA Deskbook
Don't waste hours researching the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act--simply rely on this comprehensive guide to answer questions on continuation of benefits.
Best Practices in HR
Here is the practical inside story on how the country's most innovative companies are using best human resource practices to improve morale, productivity, and retention.
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.
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