Turning a blind eye to labor laws drew the wrath of the federal wage and hour cops upon the restaurant industry in California this year to the tune of more than a half-million dollars.
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Employees at many companies will find a little something extra this year to go with the holidays: an extra day to spend as they please.
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Good news for employers tangling with the perils of FMLA: Courts are becoming more understanding of — and more likely to agree with — companies that fire someone they suspect is scamming them. It doesn’t hurt companies to recruit an unlikely ally, too: Facebook.
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Women make an average of $10,000 a year less on full-time jobs than men, and income inequality (and smaller paychecks) doesn’t appear to be going anywhere fast.
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It’s better that they hear the bad news now from you rather than discovering it on their own: Employees’ paychecks will shrink as of Jan. 1, 2013.
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Women who work at the top end of the payroll are expected to put in punishing hours in and out of the office. This can make it difficult to squeeze in family time.
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Let’s see, who’s hauling down the big bucks? Doctors, lawyers, high-level bankers. But there are 20 offbeat professions where the top dogs are hauling in six-figure incomes — and you might be surprised what they’re doing to earn it.
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How long does it take for the computers in your workplace to fire up and get running?
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Encouraging employee participation in your company’s 401(k) program — the prospect of the company matching (at least a portion) has to be the best selling point, right?
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Go ahead and say it: There’s peace in the valley — Wyoming Valley, that is — since Scranton has come up with a financial plan that’ll free municipal employees from the shackles of minimum wage.
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