7 Steps for Communicating Employee Transitions from Exempt to Nonexempt
By BLR Legal Editor Susan Prince, JD
Tag: Compensation
Ask the Expert: Should Employee Be Paid for Enrolling in Benefits?
One of my clients has an employee who is requesting compensation for time spent enrolling in benefits using his/her personal time. The employees have limited access to computers since they work in a production area. The employer will have a computer set up for employees to use during the week of open enrollment. However, employees […]
Does Employee Ownership Work?
By Upendra Chivukula and Veny W. Musum Today, almost 50% of Americans own zero capital wealth. With the already manifest discontent all over the country, this fact is an ominous recipe for even wider, much more serious future levels of unrest. However, there is a solution. Shared employee ownership via Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) […]
‘Lake Wobegon Effect’ Results in Perception Gap Between Sexes
New data from a survey by PayScale, Inc., addresses male and female perspectives on gender equity and equal opportunity in the workplace and confirms that there is a “perception gap” between the sexes, especially in male-dominated fields such as the tech industry.
How Will a Minimum Wage Increase Impact You? CFOs Weigh In (Survey)
Nearly 75% of minimum-wage paying firms in the United States say they would reduce current or future employment if the minimum wage is raised to $15 per hour, according to a recent survey of senior finance executives. The Duke University/CFO Global Business Outlook survey has been conducted each quarter for two decades. The latest survey […]
Taking Job Below One’s Skill Level Can Negatively Affect Future Employment
Accepting a job below one’s skill level can be severely penalizing when applying for future employment due to the perception that someone who does this is less committed or less competent, according to new research from a sociologist at The University of Texas at Austin.
How Does College Degree Type Affect Pay, ROI for Education?
A new study that examines the graduate earning returns for various college degrees will be good news for women. In fact, a study by Activia shows females experience a much better return on their investment than males.
Do You Know Your Responsibilities Concerning Joint Employment?
In Yesterday’s Advisor, we began to learn about employer responsibility when it comes to joint employment. Today, we’ll explore the responsibilities of the secondary employer.
Think You Have Joint Employment Licked? Think Again.
In early 2016, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released an Administrator’s Interpretation addressing joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA). In conjunction with this release, the DOL also issued a new fact sheet on the Family and […]
Even with Great Rewards, Many Employees Are Thinking About Leaving
Let’s get down to brass tacks: Pay is the reason people go to work.