Recently introduced with bipartisan backing, the Securing a Strong Retirement Act, dubbed Secure Act 2, would require employers to automatically enroll new employees in their workplace retirement plan, among other changes.
The recent election probably won’t change the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) decision to not subject its largest whistle-blowing awards to enhanced review. More whistle-blowing activity may result from this decision.
As they design their 2021 executive compensation programs, companies should be aware of key issues relating to the financial and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On November 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued two opinion letters interpreting the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regarding the compensability of training and travel time. Although these opinions interpret federal law, California law tends to […]
Meet Molly Webb, the HR manager for Bristol Bay Shared Services LLC in Anchorage, Alaska. Webb is the legislative director for the Society for Human Resource Management’s Alaska State Council.
When a company relies on an external recruiting firm to handle its candidate searches, it is trusting that the firm and its representatives will reflect favorably on the company’s employer brand. But will they?
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing created a page to assist employers with pay data reporting compliance under a new law that takes effect in 2021.
Eight in 10 job candidates (80%), both active and passive seekers, foresee working for a new company in the next 12 months—despite, or possibly due to, the economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.—according to the 2020 […]
After more than seven years and multiple federal and state court rulings, the saga of Apple, Inc.’s exit search policy continues. In an October amendment to its September ruling that time spent in exit searches constituted hours worked, the Ninth […]
