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If you work in HR or management, you know all about the Department of Labor’s new federal overtime rule. It would have raised the Fair Labor Standard Act’s salary threshold for overtime pay exemption from $23,660 to $47,476. On Nov.

Open enrollment for health insurance began on November 1. Do your employees have all the information they need? For younger employees or those just returning to the workplace, catching up on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and how employer and marketplace insurance plans work can be complicated.

Starting on December 1, overtime rules in the U.S. are changing significantly. Under the new Department of Labor’s final rule, overtime regulations now state that the annual salary threshold for exempt positions will rise from $23,660 to $47,476 per year.

Across the nation, employers are in the midst of hiring thousands of temporary workers for the holidays. According to a new survey from Snagajob, some of the 90-percent of retailers who are looking to hire these temp workers are experiencing a tight labor market this year.

As the holiday season approaches, many employers are bracing for busy schedules and premium pay for holiday work. A recent Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) survey revealed that while premium pay on holidays is a popular option for employers, letting workers swap holidays is not.

Millions of Americans tuned into last night’s second presidential debate. Today, they’re heading back to work with the election on their minds, and a recent APA survey showed that 1 in 4 of these workers have been negatively affected by office conversations involving the Clinton-Trump race.

A new study shows that fees for 401(k) and similar plans continue to fall. The survey, conducted earlier this year, has 117 respondents from defined contribution plans with $127 billion in aggregated assets and 1.4 million plan participants. Why do fees continue to fall?

A new survey on compensation from World at Work has revealed a troubling statistic for the HR industry. Most employers, 9 in 10 to be precise, have a compensation policy, but fewer than 50 percent of surveyed companies stated that they believed their employees understand them.

Fall Hiring Season is Nearing! For job seekers, there is never a better time than fall to find a new job. With the fiscal year coming to a close, employers look to add new hires to fill out their budgeting.

Jim Collins famously wrote, “It’s about getting the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right seats.” While raw talent is a tremendous part of this conversation, employee engagement and culture have a role to play as well.