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Economy Is Weakening Job Candidates' Bargaining Power
According to a new report, the current state of the U.S. economy is "casting a shadow on the psyches of job candidates," as they have become less aggressive when it comes to bargaining for starting salaries when looking for a new job.
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Small Biz Healthcare Proposal Introduced
The U.S. House of Representatives is mulling legislation aimed at making affordable healthcare coverage a reality for small businesses.
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Who currently has the upper hand when it comes to salary negotiations?
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Join us on September 24 for a hands-on audio conference about the elements of successful pay-for-performance plans. Our expert will discuss the basics of creating, implementing, and running pay-for-performance plans in your workplace. You'll learn the best practices for linking your workers' goals to the organization's main business objectives--and the practical steps you must take in the process.

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IRS Releases Guidance on Voluntary Correction Program
Employers and retirement plan administrators have more flexibility when participating in the IRS's Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS), the voluntary correction program for employee retirement plans, according to new IRS guidance.
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30% of Employers Don't Update Employees on Financial Results
Thirty percent of employers say they either never update employees or keep their employees "in the dark" on financial results, according to a recent survey on HR.BLR.com and Compensation.BLR.com.
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Auditing PBGC Premiums Can Mean a Refund
At the beginning of the government-backed insurance program, PBGC premium calculations were simple: one dollar per participant. Along the way, the government determined that plans with lower funding ratios should pay more than their well-funded counterparts. With these more-complex calculations, mistakes can and do occur. Reem Janho, Head of the Government Reporting and Disclosure Group for JPMorgan Compensation & Benefit Strategies, says a simple audit can help you recover any overpayments.
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HR Challenge®: EEO-1 Report Deadline
What is the deadline for employers to file the EEO-1 Report, which is the principal reporting form by which employers provide the federal government with a count of their workforces by ethnicity, race, and gender, divided into job categories?
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Compensation Hot Topic: Administrative Assistants and FLSA
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Odd Jobs
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This job has nothing to do with candy or falsifying any records. The Department of Labor classifies the fudger among shoe machine operators.
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September 17, 2008
Readers Split on Paid Sick Leave

Our poll last week asked whether you thought the federal government should mandate that employers offer paid sick leave. To our surprise, even after nearly 450 of you weighed in with your vote, the results were hardly decisive. Take a look at the results.

After that, see our article on how the economy is impacting job candidates' bargaining power. Then let us know in this week's poll--who do you think currently holds the cards when it comes to salary negotiations?
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