• The HR Specialist - Print Newsletter
  • HR Specialist: Employment Law
  • The HR Weekly

Compensation & Benefits

Employers, staff out of sync on preferred perks

10/30/2018
Are you offering the perks your employees want? Probably not, according to a new survey by the Robert Half staffing firm.

Small businesses could offer 401(k) plans under proposed DOL rule

10/30/2018
An Oct. 22 DOL statement said the proposed rule would ease restrictions on the kinds of employers that can provide 401(k) retirement benefits via so-called association retirement plans.

4 plan features crucial to 401(k) wealth-building

10/30/2018
Employer-sponsored retirement plans are most successful at building employee wealth if they feature these four things.

8th Circuit just made it easier to negotiate settlements

10/29/2018
Getting court approval for settlements just got easier in the 8th Circuit. The court said it’s not inclined to second-guess agreed-upon settlement details.

Assignment to work extra hours isn’t grounds to quit and collect unemployment

10/29/2018
When employees have their hours drastically cut, they may be able to quit and still receive unemployment compensation. It doesn’t always work the other way around. An employee who is asked to work additional hours can’t quit and still receive benefits.

Focus on retention: Pay jumps for job hoppers

10/29/2018
Wage growth continues to bump along near 3%, the same as the past several years. One group, however, is seeing much higher raises; and it’s a group that should have employers worried.

Fire if manager falsifies employee hours worked

10/25/2018
Time clocks and other time-tracking systems are designed to ensure workers receive all the pay they are entitled to. Manipulating those systems can easily lead to huge back-pay awards.

Snapshot: Another record-breaking year for collecting back pay

10/23/2018
In each of the last five years, the Department of Labor has increased the amount of unpaid wages it has collected on behalf of workers.

Download this all-states chart on time-off-to-vote laws

10/21/2018
Make sure you’re giving employees the maximum time off required to cast their votes.

No picnic for Payroll: Defining wages for the 20% deduction

10/18/2018
The 20% deduction for qualified business income is limited for taxpayers with income above certain thresholds. One factor on which this limitation is based is the W-2 wages paid to employees of taxpayers’ pass-through entities.