U.S. employers created approximately 2.1 million jobs in 2017, coming up short compared with the 2.2 million jobs added in 2016, but the latest jobs report shows that the economy continues to expand in its ninth year of recovery.
Fewer Jobs Created in 2017 Than Preceding Year
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SHRM Issues Policy Statement on Compensation Equity
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The Society for Human Resource Management vigorously supports equal pay for equal work with allowable pay differences based on...
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Will DOL’s New Intern Test Revive Unpaid Internships?
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A new Department of Labor (DOL) test for determining when interns are employees who must be paid in accordance...
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The Fight for $15: A Maryland County Raises the Bar
Janet L. Heins||Maryland, Minimum Wage, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Montgomery County, Md., has approved a bill that will increase the countywide minimum wage from $11.50 to $15.00.
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How to Ensure Fair Vehicle Reimbursements for Mobile Employees
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Tracking and reimbursing expenses for workers who use their own cars to conduct business isn’t always easy—or fair. Choosing...
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Walmart Attributes Higher Starting Wage, Expanded Benefits to Tax Reform
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Walmart, the largest private employer in the U.S., announced it will raise the minimum wage it pays its employees...
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Why Pay Equity Keeps Getting More Complicated
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As pressure on employers to address the pay gap between men and women, and between white and minority employees,...
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Viewpoint: Court Decisions Scale Back Additional Leave After FMLA Is Exhausted
Janet L. Heins||Family and Medical Leave, Leave Management, News, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals issued two decisions that set a clearer path for employers to follow when...
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Detention Center Lieutenant Exempt from Overtime
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A lieutenant at a New Mexico detention center who was paid a salary and directed inmate programs could not...
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