The practice of firms either requesting or requiring applicants to provide their “salary history” is coming under tremendous pressure as part of the … Read more
Salary History and Gender Are Antiquated Data Points for Salary Negotiations
Last year, with the stroke of a pen, Governor Charlie Baker made Massachusetts the first state in the nation to ban HR departments from asking for salary … Read more
Congress Weighing Comp Time In Lieu of OT
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, when a non-exempt employee works more than 40 hours in a workweek, that employee gets paid overtime at time-and-a-half … Read more
A Look at New York City’s New Law Prohibiting Employers From Inquiring About the Salary History of Applicants
In its latest effort to close the “gender gap” on wages, the New York City Council has enacted legislation (effective in 180 days) prohibiting … Read more
Training Managers to Talk about Pay is a Blind Spot
One of the most frustrating statements for employees to hear from their managers is this: “HR wouldn’t let me do it and I don’t really know why.” And … Read more
When Everyone is ‘Above Average’ No One Is
Note: This is the last of three articles dealing with managing performance and compensation in the post-ratings organization. Monday’s article … Read more
You Are Rating Employees Even When You Say You’re Not
Note: This is the second of three articles dealing with managing performance and compensation in the post-ratings organization. Monday’s article … Read more
Nearly 500,000 New Jobs Added This Year
Employers continued to add nonfarm jobs at a rapid pace in February, increasing payrolls by 235,000 during the month, blowing past predictions of a more … Read more
Jobs Surge In February, Gaining 235,000
Employers continued to add nonfarm jobs at a rapid pace in February, increasing payrolls by 235,000 during the month, blowing past predictions of a more … Read more
Contractor Blacklisting Rules Coming to a Permanent End
Less than six months ago, federal contractors were clutching their pearls over the prospect of having to publicly disclose violations under 14 federal … Read more