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By Richard L. Rainey, JD In North Carolina, initial employment is sufficient consideration to support a noncompete agreement. However, if an individual is already an employee, additional consideration must be provided to support a noncompete. (Consideration is something of value given to an employee for signing the noncompete.)
For every dollar an American man makes, his equally qualified female counterpart makes just 82 cents. And according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, the consequences of this wage gap extend beyond the checking account—women who earn less than their male peers are at greater risk for […]
By Jen Carsen, J.D. and Sharon McKnight, CCP SPHR Wouldn’t it be great if every job title in your organization were included in every salary database?
Why track exactly how many hours every employee works?
Protecting retirement benefits is a hot-button issue, especially when the news cycle periodically tells us about the risks of a shortfall in the Social Security Administration’s ability to pay out benefits over the long term. These headlines serve to highlight the fact that employees and employers alike are faced with risks in where we put […]
“Wage and salary increases are becoming more widespread, according to panelists in the January 2016 NABE Business Conditions Survey, even as sales growth and hiring at their firms flatten, and they trim their expectations for expansion in the overall economy,” says National Association of Business Economics (NABE) President Lisa Emsbo-Mattingly, director of research in the […]
FICA stands for the Federal Insurance Contribution Act, which outlines the required income tax withholdings related to social security and Medicare. Employers are required to withhold this tax from employee paychecks on behalf of the employee and submit them to the IRS. Unlike most payroll taxes, employers also have a separate employer FICA tax responsibility […]
Job descriptions can easily become inaccurate. Over time, many job requirements will change and evolve as the role changes and the business needs change. They can also change simply as a result of the employee taking responsibility for new tasks or from new projects that change the landscape of the role.
The U.S., Germany, and Canada lead a new ranking of labor market tightness among 12 major economies as a combination of low wages and a lack of skilled workers has left many jobs unfilled, according to a new global report by job site Indeed.
On the surface, the formal salary structure program Judy Canavan helped implement at a 20-person, not-for-profit company might seem like wearing a tuxedo to a hoedown—a bit much. But when you look a little deeper, you may get a different impression.