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Thousands of Jobs with National, State, Local Salary Data at Your Fingertips
Get reliable salary survey data for national, state, and metro areas in just seconds. Whether you need pay rates for an individual job in your state, or pay scales for an entire industry, Compensation.BLR.com can help.
This online compensation resource gives you current, reliable information on thousands of job titles and hundreds of industries. You can be confident using these data to benchmark salaries in your organization. Pair the salary information with BLR's rate ranges, and you have a complete compensation system.
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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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This Week's Poll
Who currently has the upper hand when it comes to salary negotiations?
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Last Week's Poll
Find out how many of you think employers should be required to offer paid sick leave.
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Pay-for-Performance Plans Audio Conference--September 24
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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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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Auditing PBGC Premiums Can Mean a Refund
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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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Compensation Q&A
Questions from our Ask the Experts archives
Can I hire a minor (17) who wants to work for no pay just to gain the experience? Also, my understanding is that we can pay a minor with no prior work experience 35 cents below the minimum wage: Is this true?
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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
An HR Forum subscriber is asking whether Administrative Assistants meet the "admistrative exemption" under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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FLSA: Wage and Hour Self-Audit Guide - Download
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Salary Management Webinar Recording
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