From the rising share of compensation that’s now “variable” to the growing number of prohibitions on asking about salary history, here’s a look at some of this year’s top pay trends and developments.
4 Key Compensation Trends in 2017
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Break Policy that Had Workers Sprinting to Bathroom Struck Down
Janet L. Heins|Compensation Compliance, News, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Even in states that don’t legislate meal and rest breaks, there are limits to the policies employers can implement,...
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Revised IRS Mortality Tables Will Raise Pension Costs
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, Defined Benefit Plans, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The IRS has released a new set of final mortality tables for single-employer defined benefit plans, to take effect...
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What Happens If Tax Reform Scuttles Employers' Deduction for Commuting Benefits?
Janet L. Heins|Benefits and Taxation, Critical Evaluation, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Employees like receiving subsidies from their employers to defray commuting and parking costs, but tax reform—if enacted—could transform this...
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7 Tips for Managing Your Company's 401(k)
Janet L. Heins|Benefits, Consultation, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
While the 401(k) still offers lots of options and opportunities for companies and employees, HR leaders who have to...
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‘True statement’ to former employee’s potential employer about her pending lawsuit could be retaliatory
Janet L. Heins|Blog, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
By Deborah Hammonds, J.D. An energy commodities broker who claimed her former employer interfered with her potential new job...
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Lawmakers Work to End Subminimum Wages for Workers with Disabilities
Janet L. Heins|Minimum Wage, News, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Though federal law permits employers to pay workers with disabilities less than the $7.25 minimum wage, there have been...
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Auto Body Technicians Fail to Prove Minimum Wage Violations
Janet L. Heins|California, Compensation Compliance, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Two body shop employees who claimed they were not paid the minimum wage required by California law failed to...
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Two-Year Delay for 'Cadillac Tax' Included in Stopgap Funding Bill
Janet L. Heins|Benefits and Taxation, Influencing Government Policy, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
A delay on the 40-percent excise tax on high-value health plans is part of the stopgap funding bill now...
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