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Compensation & Benefits

Are bonuses the key to hourly retention?

07/18/2019
Some employers have decided that significant investments in bonus plans are worth a try. They’re making even low-level retail and restaurant staff eligible—even part-timers.

Snapshot: Few employers pay 100% of health premiums

07/16/2019
83% of employers require employees to pay part of health insurance premiums.

On World Cup bandwagon, NY enacts equal pay laws

07/11/2019
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo chose an apt setting to sign legislation mandating equal pay for substantially equal work, regardless of an employee’s protected class.

Equal pay: Document how and why jobs differ

07/11/2019
The Equal Pay Act requires employers to pay members of each sex the same for performing work that is substantially the same. The only way for an employer to defend an EPA lawsuit is to prove that the jobs aren’t substantially similar—or that the pay difference is attributable to some factor other than sex.

Sorry, you can’t expense that new Lamborghini

07/09/2019
Finance departments know they need to keep a close eye on employees’ expense reports. That hasn’t stemmed the flow of eyebrow-raising reimbursement requests some employees have submitted, according to a new Robert Half Management Resources survey.

Summer brings new employment laws

07/03/2019
It’s summer and that means long breaks for state and local legislatures. Before going on vacation, however, many of those legislatures pushed through new laws that go into effect during the dog days of summer. Here are a few.

Fresno plumbing company settles in DOL overtime case

07/02/2019
Following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, M&L Plumbing has agreed to pay $113,351 in back pay. The DOL found that the company owed 39 employees the money for unpaid overtime.

Farm labor contractor pays for seasonal worker violations

07/02/2019
J. Carmen Mora, a Northern California farm labor contractor, has paid $166,126 after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found multiple violations of wage-and-hour rules.

Must we pay this summer intern?

07/02/2019
Q. We are short-handed this summer and it’s really hard to get employees right now. We want to offer an internship to a college student to help us out. She would gain experience and if she can work it out with her advisor, maybe she can get college credit. Do we have to pay her?

Flex time provides recruiting edge for 61% of employers

06/25/2019
A survey of 150 HR professionals found that 61% offer some sort of flexible work option to attract talent.