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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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Will New Minimum Wage Affect You?
The federal minimum wage will increase from $6.55 per hour to $7.25 per hour on July 24, 2009–the third of three scheduled increases to the federal minimum wage. All told, employers in most states will be required to pay a higher minimum wage beginning July 24.
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No-Match Rule Dropped, but E-Verify Requirement for Contractors Gets Green Light
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will rescind a controversial rule that outlined the steps employers should take when they receive a “no-match” letter indicating the information submitted for an employee fails to match government records.
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This Week's Poll
Will your organization have to pay higher wages as a result of the new minimum wage?
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Last Week's Poll
Has your organization had a difficult time retaining high-performing employees this recession?
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Hiring Rate Slowest Since 2000
The hiring rate has slipped to the lowest point since the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking it in December 2000.
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Despite Economy, Some Employers Report Difficulty Retaining High Performers
Twenty percent of employers say they are having a difficult time retaining high-performing employees during this recession, according to a poll by 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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Benefit Cuts Warrant Cautious Approach |
Even while the larger economic picture starts to thaw, your company likely still faces economic pressures. If those pressures require cuts in your benefits, you may wonder about the legal implications of benefit cuts. You wouldn’t be the first to ask; Lisa Van Fleet, a partner with Bryan Cave LLP, hears the question all the time. She spoke to BLR® recently about the ways some companies are reducing benefits costs and some of the potential traps waiting when they do.
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Compensation Q&A
Questions from our Ask the Experts archives
Will the rate for the federal computer employee exemption change with the increase in minimum wage? Currently, the computer employee exemption is $27.63 per hour or $455 per week (along with primary duty requirements).
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HR Challenge®: Child Labor
An employer hires a 17 year-old employee. The employee’s job involves driving during daylight hours in a vehicle of less than 6,000 pounds. Under federal law, what is the maximum amount of time in a workweek the employee can spend driving?
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Compensation Hot Topic: Demotion of Exempt Employee
An HR Forum subscriber wants to know how the FLSA will affect a "remedial demotion."
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Odd Jobs
Job Title: Bug Boy
National Average Salary: $23.34 per hour (July 2004 data)
The bug boy is no insect/human hybrid. The bug boy is an apprentice in horse racing. The Department of Labor classifies the bug boy among athletes.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Comp.BLR.com
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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Employee Compensation in Your State
Here's help on your two biggest compensation challenges. You get state wage and hour law explanations, plus current wage and salary survey data for virtually every job—in YOUR state. BLR’s exclusive wage and salary survey data ensure your pay rates are right for any job in your state and region.
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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 January 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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