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Starting Salaries for New Grads
The average starting salary offer for new college graduates dipped from $49,693 in 2008 to $49,307 in 2009, according to a report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).
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Minimum Wage Increases This Week
Employers in most states will see an increase this week to the minimum wage they are required to pay employees.
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This Week's Poll
Would your organization become unionized if EFCA passes without the card check provision?
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Last Week's Poll
See how many employers will have to pay higher wages as a result of the new minimum wage.
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FMLA Certification Audio Conference - August 3
Learn Your Rights and Obligations Following the FMLA Changes
The sweeping changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which took effect this past January, contain several provisions related to requests for medical certifications. Join us on August 3 for an in-depth, 90-minute audio conference all about the potential legal pitfalls – and how to avoid them.
You and your colleagues will learn:
- When and how to use the DOL’s new medical certification forms
- When you can and cannot contact a healthcare provider about a worker’s medical condition
- The questions you may ask a medical provider, and the legal line you must never cross when requesting medical information
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Senate Mulls Big Changes to Health Care
The Senate is gearing up to debate sweeping healthcare legislation, and one version of the legislation would require that all individuals have healthcare insurance and would make employers pay a fee if they fail to offer healthcare.
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Some Employers See Drop in Absenteeism
More than 1 in 5 employers say that they have seen a decline in absenteeism from last summer to this summer, according to a poll by Compensation.BLR.com® and HR.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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Contacting Workers at Home? Be Careful |
Do you feel the need to be in frequent touch with your employees when they’re not at work? David A. James, an employment law expert with Halleland Lewis Nilan & Johnson in Minneapolis, warns that overusing employees’ company-issued mobile devices can lead to violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Compensation Q&A
Questions from our Ask the Experts archives
Our company's business has fallen off dramatically. Can we require that each exempt employee take a one-week unpaid furlough before the end of our fiscal year?
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HR Challenge®: Immigration and Hiring
In early July, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) made an important announcement regarding its position on the “No-Match Rule.” First proposed in 2007, the rule 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. What did the department say it would do about the rule?
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Compensation Hot Topic: Long Vacation for High-Performing Employee
An HR Forum subscriber wants to know how to handle a situation in which a high-performing employee wants to take 1 month of vacation for a trip of a lifetime.
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Odd Jobs
Job Title: Cake Puncher
National Average Salary: $10.67 per hour (July 2004 data)
What could a cake do to warrant a punch? The Department of Labor classifies the cake puncher among machine feeders and offbearers.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act: Take Action Now
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