The revised overtime rule proposed by the Department of Labor (DOL) under the Obama administration has been struck down by the same U.S. District Judge who put its implementation on hold in November of 2016. Let’s look at what was at stake in the revised overtime rule, what happened to it, and...
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Compensation Sense: Judge Strikes Down Revised Overtime Rule. Here’s What That Means…
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Compensation Sense: Pay Differentials: What They Are, Why They Matter, and How to Use Them
Pay differentials – when used properly – can be an important part of a successful employee compensation program. In fact, using pay differentials can signal your employees that you recognize variances in work conditions and are willing to reward employees who accept less desirable positions,...
Putting Your Variable Pay Dollars to Work
Does your company offer a program of incentive plans to reward employees for meeting performance goals? If so, you have clearly taken a progressive approach to keeping employees engaged and motivated to deliver better bottom-line results. At least that’s the goal, right? But do you really know if...
Survey Shows Job Satisfaction High, Compensation Satisfaction Lags
This article first appeared in Inside INdiana Business’ “Perspectives” The good news? Overall U.S. employee job satisfaction continues to rank highly at 89 percent. The not-so-good news? There’s a wide gap between those who rate satisfaction with compensation as very...
Compensation Sense: Compensation for Millennials – 10 Things Younger Workers Need to Know
The realities of compensation for millennials can be surprising, simply because this group is newer to the workforce. Lacking years of deep “real world” experience, millennials might be surprised by many aspects of current compensation practices and standards in today’s workplace. With that in...
Compensation Sense: Compensation Satisfaction, Respect and Trust Important to Workers, Survey Shows
Compensation satisfaction is extremely important to U.S. workers, but actual satisfaction in that category falls far short of the desire. This is according to a recent survey from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). The 35 percentage-point gap regarding compensation was the largest...
Compensation Sense: Compensation Budgeting is Essential for Effective Employee Total Rewards
Compensation budgeting is often misunderstood, underemphasized and oversimplified. Many employers tend to factor in only an employee’s annual salary and benefits when considering personnel costs. But this shortsighted approach can lead to a budget shortfall and employee dissatisfaction – two...
Compensation Sense: Can Your Company Avoid Compensation Discrimination Claims and DOL Audits?
Compensation discrimination can be costly – not just for victims of the practice, but also for organizations that must defend themselves against such claims. For example, Google recently found itself on the defensive after the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) claimed the tech giant discriminated...
A Surprisingly Simple Tactic For Improving Employee Loyalty
This article first appeared in Inside INdiana Business’ “Perspectives” Employee loyalty may be at an all-time low. While a recent Deloitte study found that 78 percent of business leaders rate employee retention as important or urgent, large portions of an increasingly transient...
Compensation Sense: How Compensation Communication Can Help Improve Employee Satisfaction and Loyalty
Compensation communication can be a critical link toward improving employee morale, performance, overall satisfaction, and company loyalty – and yet it is often an afterthought. Let’s take a look at how damaging poor compensation communication can be, and how to use it effectively to...
Compensation Sense: New EEO-1 Report Impacts Employers with More than 100 Employees
The new EEO-1 report (the Employer Information Report) for 2017 includes significant changes that will particularly impact employers with more than 100 employees. And since this report is based on full-year data from 2017, if your company hasn’t already begun to adjust your employee data...
Compensation Sense: Is Your Base Pay System Falling Behind the Times?
Has your base pay system been in place several years without being reviewed or updated? If so, your company could be falling behind your industry, your competitors, and marketplace standards. That means you could be paying too much base pay in your current total rewards system, paying too little...
Compensation Sense: FLSA Overtime Rule Changes Delayed, but Perhaps Not Dead!
On Tuesday, November 22, 2016, a U.S. District Judge suspended the December 1, 2016 implementation date of overtime rule changes in the Fair Labor Standards Act. While many businesses may be breathing a sigh of relief because they were in danger of non-compliance, the judge’s order may be...
Death, Taxes and the New FLSA Overtime Regulations: Resistance is Futile
This article first appeared in Inside INdiana Business’ “Perspectives” Benjamin Franklin once wrote that nothing is certain “except death and taxes.” For modern-day corporate employers, however, compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act’s new overtime...
Compensation Sense: A Q&A Guide to the New FLSA Overtime Regulations
IMPORTANT UPDATE: On Tuesday, November 22, 2016, a U.S. District Judge suspended the December 1, 2016 implementation date of overtime rule changes in the Fair Labor Standards Act. While many businesses may be breathing a sigh of relief because they were in danger of non-compliance, the...
Compensation Sense: New Overtime Rules Take Effect December 1, 2016 (and Non-Compliance Could Be Costly)
IMPORTANT UPDATE: On Tuesday, November 22, 2016, a U.S. District Judge suspended the December 1, 2016 implementation date of overtime rule changes in the Fair Labor Standards Act. While many businesses may be breathing a sigh of relief because they were in danger of non-compliance, the...
Compensation Expert Says, Despite “Clawbacks”, Wells Fargo Scandal Could Have Been Avoided
INDIANAPOLIS—October 4, 2016—Employee Compensation and Benefits consultant Cassandra Faurote has advice for executives at Wells Fargo and other corporations: look beyond the bottom line to make sure your compensation plans don’t put your company and its customers at risk. “In...
Compensation Sense: The Many Ways We Provide Compensation Services to Clients
At Total Reward Solutions, we offer a wide range of compensation services designed to help your organization remain compliant and competitive. That much is no surprise. But what might come as a surprise are the ways we provide these services. In short, we work with you in strategic alignment with...
Compensation Sense: What is a Total Rewards Strategic Assessment (and Why Do You Need One)?
At Total Reward Solutions, we offer certain services that might not come immediately to mind regarding compensation and benefits; one such service can be vital to operating competitively in your marketplace: the Total Rewards Strategic Assessment, or TRSA. In addition to our other services,...
Compensation Sense: Answers to Important Questions about the New Overtime Rules
IMPORTANT UPDATE: On Tuesday, November 22, 2016, a U.S. District Judge suspended the December 1, 2016 implementation date of overtime rule changes in the Fair Labor Standards Act. While many businesses may be breathing a sigh of relief because they were in danger of non-compliance, the...
The Employee Market Rises Again (Employers Can Benefit, Too)
In an improving economy, the balance of power can shift. On the New York Stock Exchange, for example, bear markets become bull markets. And in the American workplace, where employers once held the upper hand, employees can suddenly wield more power and demand more in pay, benefits and incentives....