Payroll

Two separate lawsuits — from states and business groups — were filed Tuesday against the Department of Labor on its highly criticized rule.

The paycheck is a gateway to helping the youngest generation in the workforce understand their finances and spending habits, says ADP’s Aldor Delp.

The paycheck is a gateway to helping the youngest generation in the workforce understand their finances and spending habits, says ADP’s Aldor Delp.

On Aug. 1, 2016, Massachusetts became the first state to bar employers from asking job applicants about their salary history before making a formal job offer that includes compensation.

Employers are still planning to increase compensation but the figure has not been changing year over year.

Employers are still planning to increase compensation but the figure has not been changing year over year.

Employment jumped in July for a second month and wages climbed, pointing to renewed vigor in the U.S. labor market that will sustain consumer spending into the second half of the year.

HR managers will soon begin to feel pressured to increase compensation and workplace perks at the risk of losing top workers, new research indicates.

Companies should immediately review their pay scales for employees and make adjustments where they see fit to either begin paying overtime or to raise salaries to correspond to the new change.

With the value of automatic pay increases under the microscope, large employers like General Electric are taking a closer look at flexible rewards.

HR administrators are using data to identify the likelihood of future outcomes, based on historical staff information.

HR administrators are using data to identify the likelihood of future outcomes, based on historical staff information.

Under the DOL’s new rule, millions of additional employees could face dramatic changes in their benefits and schedules, according to a WorldatWork analysis.

Under the DOL’s new rule, millions of additional employees could face dramatic changes in their benefits and schedules, according to a WorldatWork analysis.

The union won concessions on pension benefits and temporary work assignments while the company made gains on reducing benefits costs by modifying employee healthcare plans.

The DOL’s new rules, set to be announced today, offers a “token reduction” in the salary threshold for overtime pay and will cause harm to employers, says SHRM’s Lisa Horn.

Companies are counseled to conduct wage and hour audits in preparation for upcoming Department of Labor rules.

The DOL’s proposed changes are expected to be released as early as this month and will have a dramatic effect on employers’ compensation programs, according to the Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity.