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The Solution to Your Employee Compensation Headaches
Employee Compensation in [Your State]
This unique service is your work-saving double threat. First, you will rely on it to understand the complicated web of wage and hour regulations that apply in your state. Then you will count on its reliable wage and salary survey data.
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How Do You Advise We Do Layoffs?
It only makes sense that BLR subscribers would be concerned these days about the right way to conduct layoffs, and they’ve asked our legal experts many questions, from the very general to the very specific.
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Report Finds Flaws in Wage and Hour's Response to Worker Complaints
The Department of Labor's system for receiving and responding to wage and hour complaints is ineffective and discourages wage-theft complaints, according to a report by the Governmental Accountability Office (GAO) after an undercover investigation.
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This Week's Poll
What is the HR-to-staff ratio at your organization?
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Last Week's Poll
Has the number of people who smoke at your organization decreased?
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How Are Small Companies Coping with a Down Economy?
A recent survey reveals the recession’s impact on white-collar small businesses in the areas of hiring practices, staffing levels, and pay practices.
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Have the New FMLA Regs Been Helpful?
The answer to the above question is inconclusive at best, according to a 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 past 90 days.
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Medical Tourism: Lower Costs, Higher Quality of Care
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Asking employees to share more of the costs of their own health care is one thing; most employees these days understand why they must do so. However, finding practical ways for them to take charge of their own health care and its associated costs is something else. One avenue you may not have explored is medical tourism.
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Compensation Q&A
Questions from our Ask the Experts archives
If an employee leaves employment and has a health savings account (HSA) is the employer legally obligated to fund it?
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HR Challenge®: Garnishment
Under federal law, the maximum amount of a garnishment depends on the employee's disposable earnings. Which of the following is subtracted from gross earnings when calculating disposable earnings for garnishment purposes?
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Compensation Hot Topic: Failure to Return from FMLA Leave
An HR Forum subscriber is asking if an employee's failure to return to work after FMLA leave falls within the Department of Labor's definition of an "involuntary" termination.
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Odd Jobs
Job Title: Elephant Tamer
National Average Salary: $15.62 per hour (June 2005 data)
The Department of Labor classifies the elephant tamer among artists, performers, and related workers.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Need job descriptions or salary data for jobs at your company? We've got hundreds available at Compensation.BLR.com.
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Comp.BLR.com
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Employee Compensation in Your State
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FLSA: Wage & Hour Self-Audit Guide
Download this guide to easily determine whether you are in an industry or employ the type of worker that 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.
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Best Practices in Compensation & Benefits Newsletter
This concise, easy-to-read monthly newsletter will keep you on top of what’s working – and what’s not – in compensation and benefits practices. Plus, the latest developments and case studies in 401(k), wage and hour issues, flexible benefits plans, regulatory news, and much more.
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Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act: Take Action Now
On Jan. 29, 2009, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law. BLR's expert legal and editorial staffs have carefully reviewed the Act, and they have created a plain-English overview that tells you what you need to know and do.
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