Walmart, the largest private employer in the U.S., announced it will raise the minimum wage it pays its employees to $11 dollars an hour and expand paid parental leave to its full-time hourly workers as a result of the lower corporate tax rate that took effect under the tax reform law.
Walmart Attributes Higher Starting Wage, Expanded Benefits to Tax Reform
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CHROs at Health Care and Tech Firms Are Best Paid, Study Shows
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Chief HR officers (CHROs) have been rising in stature at large public companies and, as a result, their compensation...
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CEO Pay Ratio Disclosures Have Begun, Putting Morale at Risk
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Courts Have Dueling Interpretations of FLSA’s Fluctuating Workweek
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Wage and hour laws are an Achilles’ heel for many employers. A recent 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
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SEC’s Investment Advice Proposal Upends Fiduciary Debate
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As the future of the Obama administration’s fiduciary advice rule remains in doubt, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
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Should New Blood Pressure Guidelines Alter Wellness Incentives?
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New guidelines have sharply increased the number of Americans who could be classified as having high blood pressure. But...
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Replacement After Medical Leave Can Lead to FMLA Liability
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Replacing an experienced woman with a less experienced man two months after she returned from medical leave for eye...
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Conflicting Evidence over Absenteeism Leads to Ongoing FMLA Litigation
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An employer that claimed it fired an employee for absenteeism was not entitled to summary judgment on the claims...
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Dollar General can’t dodge $275K verdict for firing diabetic employee
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By Brandi O. Brown, J.D. Dollar General failed to convince a federal district court in Tennessee that a jury...
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