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Could We See a Federal Minimum Wage of $15?

April 27, 2021 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

In January 2021, legislators introduced the “Raise the Wage Act of 2021” bill. Its objective is to increase the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour by 2025.

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Filed Under: Compensation, Legal Compliance, Legislation Tagged With: $15 an Hour, Federal Minimum Wage, Minimum Wage, Minimum Wage Increase, Raise the Wage Act, Raise the Wage Act of 2021

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Pay Equity in 2021: California’s New Pay Reporting Policy

February 2, 2021 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

On September 30, 2020 California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB-973. While this law mostly affects California employers with 100 employees or more, organizations nationwide are bracing for similar laws to be passed in their states and major cities.

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Filed Under: Compensation, Legal Compliance, Legislation Tagged With: California Equal Pay Act, California New Pay Reporting Policy, Equal Pay, Pay Equity, Sb-973

How Do Anti-Trust Guidelines Impact Market Pricing?

June 25, 2019 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

A critical role of the compensation function of Human Resources is verifying the current salary program’s market competitiveness. Years ago, instead of purchasing published data, organizations would have dedicated staff contact competitors or other organizations deemed to be part of the market database, in order to obtain current & projected salary information such as average pay, range minimums & maximums, and planned salary adjustments.

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Filed Under: Legal Compliance, Uncategorized Tagged With: Anti-Trust Laws, Benchmarking, Market Pricing, Salary Survey, Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Why Employer Retaliation Poses Serious Risks In Today’s Workplaces

May 14, 2019 by Cassandra Carver 1 Comment

By guest author: pmphrblog for Portnoy, Messinger, Pearl & Associates, Inc. Tri-State area human resources and labor relations consulting firm.

In the wake of the #MeToo movement, you might be under the impression that sexual harassment claims are the primary area of concern for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency responsible for enforcing federal employee protection laws.

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Filed Under: Communication, Legal Compliance, Legislation, Uncategorized Tagged With: Employee Law, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Retaliation, Work Harassment

Salary History in 2019

April 30, 2019 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

The days of asking a candidate “What is your current / last salary” seem to be ending. Currently in 14 states, salary history bans have been enacted.

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Filed Under: Compensation, General, Legal Compliance, Legislation Tagged With: Gender Pay Gap, Salary Bans, Salary History, Salary Legislation, Salary Negotiation

Human Resources and the Midterm Elections

Human Resources and the Midterm Elections

November 13, 2018 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

As the dust settles surrounding last week’s midterm elections, Human Resource professionals naturally ask, “How does any of this affect HR?” In this Astronology® we discuss some changes to anticipate in the coming months.

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Filed Under: Employee Relations, Legal Compliance, Uncategorized Tagged With: HR Compliance, HR Law, Human Resources, Midterm Elections

Reflecting on 2017 Federal Policy Changes

November 28, 2017 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

The time certainly has flown by as we close the first year of the current political administration. In June, Astronology® reflected on the first six months on Capitol Hill in 2017.

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Filed Under: Communication, FLSA, General, Legal Compliance, Legislation Tagged With: Exemption Rule Update, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Occupational Safety & Health Administration, OSHA

A Laughing Matter – Does Humor Belong in the Workplace?

October 3, 2017 by Cassandra Carver 1 Comment

Did you know that the average six-year-old child laughs 300 times a day?  It’s a stark contrast to the average adult who laughs an average of only 15 times daily. 

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Filed Under: Employee Relations, General, Legal Compliance, Workplace Environment Tagged With: Humor, Workplace Humor

6 Months on Capitol Hill in 2017

June 27, 2017 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Decorative Image – LaptopDuring the sixth month of the calendar year, we like to reflect on adjustments the Federal Government may have already made, or intends to make, to Human Resources related areas for the rest of 2017 and beyond.  

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Filed Under: General, Legal Compliance, Legislation Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, American Health Care Act, Better Care Reconciliation Act, Capitol Hill, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Freelance isn’t Free Act

May 16, 2017 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio signed the Freelance Isn’t Free Act (FIFA) back in November 2016. The law goes into effect May 15th, 2017. 

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Filed Under: Employee Relations, General, Legal Compliance, Legislation Tagged With: Freelance Isn't Free Act, Freelance Work, gig economy

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