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The Ripple Effect of a Pay Strategy Change

Compensation Today

Gagnon shared Choicelunch’s story of a challenging time in the business: As a California organization with several hourly employees, the company was facing pressure from competition that hiked wages months ahead of market expectations related to the state’s new minimum wage of $15. Learn More About Our Compensation Software.

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How to legally manage remote employees

Business Management Daily

Employers may see increased productivity and reduced costs when they allow a remote work option. Without clear rules, working from home may reduce rather than enhance productivity. Remote employees also need training in time-keeping and safety and accident prevention. Who telecommutes? That’s about 903,000 federal workers.

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Five things I think I think, year-end 2017 edition

Steve Boese

Winding down 2017 with five quick observations, (not predictions), about HR, work, tech, basketball, or whatever comes to mind in the 21 minutes I have allotted to complete this final post of 2017. Your compensation analysts, (ironically), have become much more valuable to your organization. Workplace - Matt Lauer. John Skipper.

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California HR Trends for 2017—Don’t Get Burned!

HR Daily Advisor

It’s practically impossible to try and cover everything that will change in California for both 2016 and 2017. Sunburn #1: New Wage and Hour Regulations. Both the minimum salary and highly compensated employee (HCE) thresholds for exempt status are increasing, and increases are planned for the near future, too.

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McDonald’s Victory on Suit over Wage Violation at Franchises

HRWatchdog

The court ruled that California’s wage and hour laws only apply to employers who actually control wages and workplace conditions, not ostensibly. The court granted McDonald’s motion for summary judgment, dismissing the wage and hour lawsuit against the company ( Salazar v. March 10, 2017)).

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What your business can do NOW to prepare for the DOL ‘Blacklisting’ rules and guidance.

The Employer Handbook

However, by Halloween next year, just about any federal contractor or subcontractor with a contract valued at $500,000 (except for subcontracts for commercial-off-the-shelf products) will have to comply with these rules. In 2014, President Obama signed the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order.

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4 Economic Trends Impacting Talent Today

ClearCompany HRM

What to do: If you want to solve the skills gap for your company specifically, start investing in training, goal-setting , performance metrics and learning. Many companies have proprietary systems and processes that require internal training anyway, so why not hire an entry-level person you can mold into the right employee?

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