I live in the town with the lowest unemployment in America. Unemployment in Northfield, located south of Minneapolis, is just 1.2%. Northfield has a … Read more
Is national wage transparency coming – and are you ready for it?
For businesses operating in New York City, yesterday was a big one. It was the first day a much-anticipated ‘pay transparency’ law came into effect. Put … Read more
America’s missing workforce
Labor shortages have become a fact of life in America. It’s not just the case that millions of jobs are open, it’s the fact they remain open … Read more
Most interesting HR stories of the week
City lowers minimum employment age for employees Administrators in the city of Effingham, Illinois, really do believe you’re never too young to start work. … Read more
Is the labor market in a wage-price spiral?
Cast your mind back (if you can), to 1978. Grease was the top-grossing movie; there were only three TV networks, and Laverne and Shirley was the most TV … Read more
Long-Held Pay Policies Might Not Stand Up to Scrutiny Under the FLSA
By John E. Thompson It’s time for a reminder: Long-held conventional wisdom that might be questionable or even mistaken under the federal Fair Labor … Read more
Top Countries Where They Lie About Salaries (and Those Where They’re Honest)
A recent international survey, the Intelligence Group’s Global Talent Acquisition Monitor, asked 64,000 respondents from 45 different countries about … Read more