My job involves helping companies use technology to increase workforce productivity. This has taught me there is no one “best practice” when it comes to … Read more
U.S. Department of Labor Reaching Out to Retail Workers About Their Rights
By John E. Thompson Employers in the retail industry take note: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has announced that it is … Read more
Salary Histories: It’s an Artificial Barrier That Too Many Companies Put Up
The first words out of most people’s mouths when I call them about a job are usually “what’s it pay?” And, if their first question is about pay, then that … Read more
New Labor Department OT Rules May Be Delayed Until End of 2016
By Eric B. Meyer Is there a delay in the new U.S. Department of Labor Overtime rules? Lauren Weber of The Wall Street Journal reported that Solicitor of … Read more
The Last Word: Nearly a Quarter of Your Workforce Would Leave For Just a 10% Raise
How much of a raise would it take for you to switch jobs? According to one new survey, not very much. I get lots and lots of surveys and research sent to … Read more
Are Annual Raises Dead? Only If You Don’t Want to Gain a Competitive Advantage
An article last week from CNBC, with data from Towers Watson and Aon Hewitt, showed that the annual pay raise is essentially dead (and in Towers Watson’s … Read more
California Governor Signs Nation’s Most Aggressive Equal Pay Law
By. James J. McDonald Jr. California employers will soon be subject to a new equal pay law that will create a much stricter standard for gender pay equity. … Read more
New York “Supersizes” Minimum Wage to $15 for Certain Fast Food Employees
By George Pauta and Stefanie Kastrinsky Earlier this month, the New York Department of Labor issued an order increasing the minimum wage for fast food … Read more
Instantly Improve Diversity Recruiting Results With a Bonus for Diversity Referrals
As a result of providing corporate diversity and STEM recruiting solutions, we receive lots of questions in this area. By far, the most frequently asked … Read more
New ADP Branding Campaign About “Building Better … Happier Workplaces”
You may know that ADP has been around since forever (1949), that it has been in a much-talked-about rivalry with Zenefits, and that it’s handling payroll … Read more