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End of 2016, Beginning of 2017 – Astronology® Looks Back on an Exciting Year in HR

December 20, 2016 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

We find ourselves again at the end of another year! Can you believe the 4th quarter of 2016 is coming to a close?

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Filed Under: Compensation, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, FLSA, General, HR Strategy, HR Technology, Legislation, New Year Projections Tagged With: Compensation, Congress, FLSA, HR, HR Compensation, Lockout, Minimum Wage, Work Stoppage

FLSA Overtime Rules Delayed

December 6, 2016 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Prior to November 22, 2016, many in the Human Resources field had been abuzz about the enactment of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Final Rule.

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Filed Under: FLSA, Legal Compliance, Legislation, Uncategorized Tagged With: Compensation, FLSA, HR, HR Compensation

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Recourse under Federal Law for Trade Secret Theft

October 25, 2016 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

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

On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA).

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Filed Under: Communication, General, Legal Compliance Tagged With: Defend Trade Secrets Act, HR, Trade Secret Theft

2017 Compensation Budgeting Outlook

August 30, 2016 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Election years bring about a certain level of anxiety and unpredictability in terms of the results’ impact on the U.S. economy and compensation budget planning. 

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Filed Under: Compensation, Employee Retention, Uncategorized Tagged With: Compensation, HR, HR Budgeting, HR Compensation, Yearly Compensation Budget

The Fissured Workplace and Employee Misclassification

August 16, 2016 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

In recent times, companies such as Uber and Handy have been faced with lawsuits challenging whether the individuals working for them should truly be considered “contractors.”  Are their “staff” in reality employees being denied rights reserved to those in the proper classification?  

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Filed Under: Compensation, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, Legal Compliance, Legislation Tagged With: Alternative Work, Compensation, Fissured Workplace, Fissuring, HR, HR Compensation

Overtime

Overtime Out of Control? Effective Cost Management Strategies

August 2, 2016 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Following the release of the May 18, 2016 final rule regarding adjustments to the overtime threshold for the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), organizations are working to make changes to meet the new requirements.

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Filed Under: Compensation, Employee Retention, HR Strategy Tagged With: Compensation, HR, HR Compensation, Overtime

Wage Resize

Living Wages in 2016 – How Do Employers Respond?

July 19, 2016 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Seven months have passed since New York State’s minimum wage increased to $9.00 per hour, while the “fast food” minimum wage increased to $9.75 across most of the state, and to $10.50 in New York City.

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Filed Under: Compensation, Employee Retention Tagged With: Compensation, HR, HR Compensation, Human Resources, Living Wage

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Save Your Employees from the Dark Side: Human Resource Lessons Learned from Star Wars

July 4, 2016 by Cassandra Carver 3 Comments

Written (circa 2005) by Astronology® Alumni Sharon Terry-Fletcher

Through George Lucas’ storytelling, filmgoers have come to know Darth Vader as the epitome of evil. 

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Filed Under: Employee Relations, Employee Retention, General Tagged With: HR, HR Strategy, Human Resources, Star Wars, The Darkside, The Force

Preparing for the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Final Rule

June 20, 2016 by John Sazaklis Leave a Comment

On May 18, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued its Final Rule updating regulations defining which white collar workers are protected by the FLSA’s minimum wage and overtime standards.

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Filed Under: FLSA, Legislation Tagged With: FLSA, HR, Human Resources, The Fair Standards Act (FLSA)

Overtime

Compensation 101: Why Should Organizations Utilize Pay Ranges?

May 24, 2016 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

At Astronology® we like to explore all angles of a situation. In the past we’ve written articles on compensation related topics like green circle rates (employees paid below the minimum of the pay range) and red circle rates (employees paid above the maximum of the pay range).

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Filed Under: Compensation 101 Tagged With: HR, HR Compensation, Human Resources, Human Resources Compensation, Pay Ranges

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