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Compensation & Benefits

Global gender gap persists

10/18/2022
According to the 2022 World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report, at this rate, it will take 132 years to achieve gender parity.

Despite higher salaries, pay raise requests will rise

10/14/2022
While many savvy employers now offer higher salaries to attract and retain talent, they should still expect pay raise requests ahead of 2023, according to a Robert Half survey of 1,000 U.S. workers and 1,500 hiring managers conducted between June and July.

Tips for bringing pay transparency to your organization

10/11/2022
Multiple states have enacted pay transparency laws, and more are likely to follow suit. Yet nearly a third of employers say they are not ready for such openness.

Help employees achieve financial health

10/04/2022
With inflation at a 40-year high, market volatility and lingering pandemic aftershocks, now is a perfect time for HR leaders to help workers achieve long-term financial security.

DOL proposes revision to form regarding contractor status

10/04/2022
The U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposed revision to its Office of Labor-Management Standards’ Form LM-10. The change would require certain employers already required to file Form LM-10s to report their status as a federal contractor or subcontractor.

How secure is your 401(k) plan?

10/03/2022
We think cyber/cloud/computer security is an everyday concern because bad things usually happen when it’s not. The IRS is so concerned about security, it’s highlighting it all this month in what it declares Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

Last Friday in September: Possible monkey wrench for student loan forgiveness, higher per diems and more

09/30/2022
Two lawsuits have against student loan forgiveness, high-low per diem rates for 2023 and more.

2023 might be a banner year for pay raises

09/29/2022
As Americans try to cope with the highest inflation rate in 40 years, employers plan to offer their workers an annual raise of 4%, according to a recent survey by Salary.com.

About time: Bill for truckers makes progress

09/29/2022
A new bill, Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act, would eliminate the overtime exemption of the FLSA and have truckers beeping their horns in celebration.

DOL awards back pay to hotel employee fired for reporting tip-related allegation

09/29/2022
When a hotel employee complained about the franchise operator’s pay practices, she was fired two days later. But the story didn’t end there.