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Labor Department Proposes New Federal Overtime Salary Threshold

Labor Department Proposes New Federal Overtime Salary Threshold

The Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed an increase to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA’s) annual salary-level threshold to $55,068 from $35,568 for white-collar exemptions to overtime requirements. The department also is proposing automatic increases every three years to the overtime threshold.  “As we celebrate our 75th year, the cornerstone of our advocacy is modernization of workforce policies. Modernization must be reasonable,

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Work Hours Are Decreasing, but That’s OK

Work Hours Are Decreasing, but That’s OK

​Workers are spending fewer hours on the job on average after working at a record pace during the COVID-19 pandemic. Private-sector employees worked, on average, 34.3 hours per week, based on July data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). That’s slightly below the 2019 average and down from a peak of 35 hours in

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Talent Retention Strategies for Highly Skilled Migrants

Talent Retention Strategies for Highly Skilled Migrants

​The corporate landscape today is very competitive. Many employers are attempting to find and acquire top talent from the global market, given the rapidly aging population and skills shortages within the existing workforce. Skilled migrants typically are sought after, as companies require their expertise to remain competitive. HR professionals and organizational leaders frequently take a

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Employers Across Industries Are Taking Longer to Hire

Employers Across Industries Are Taking Longer to Hire

​The time it takes to fill open positions is increasing, with employers taking 44 days on average to make a hire, according to new data from human capital research and advisory firm The Josh Bersin Company, and global recruitment company AMS.  Time-to-hire rates have been growing every year since before the pandemic, according to the

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California Case Could Impact Legality of Time-Rounding Systems

California Case Could Impact Legality of Time-Rounding Systems

​The California Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a class-action case that could limit how employers in the state may use time rounding to calculate employees’ work hours. In Camp v. Home Depot, an employee alleged that Home Depot’s policy of rounding clock-in and clock-out times to the nearest quarter-hour resulted in unpaid minimum and overtime

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Colorado Enacts Law Stopping Employers from Requesting Age-Related Information

Colorado Enacts Law Stopping Employers from Requesting Age-Related Information

​On June 2, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed into law the Job Application Fairness Act (JAFA), prohibiting employers from inquiring about a job applicant’s age during the hiring process. JAFA’s enactment adds to the requirements and proscriptions Colorado has implemented in the hiring process, including a “ban-the-box” restriction on inquiring about criminal histories and requiring

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4 Types of Employee Complaints—and How to Respond

4 Types of Employee Complaints—and How to Respond

​Editor’s Note: SHRM has partnered with Harvard Business Review to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies. Do you have a chronic complainer on your team? Most of us have worked with someone who can find something negative in every situation and loves to discover others who will commiserate with them. (As the saying goes,

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Sunrise On Dream Beach Vacation

Encourage Your Employees to Take Time Off This Year

The thought of vacation time brings a smile to almost everyone. Yet research shows that many employees are thinking about skipping or at least shortening their vacation plans this year out of fear of being laid off or falling behind in their work. Others simply want to conserve their cash, given the uncertain economy. That

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Why a Good Cover Letter Is Critical to Your HR Job Search

Why a Good Cover Letter Is Critical to Your HR Job Search

​You’ve put in a lot of work to get your resume just right. Now, you’re looking at job postings, ready to hit “submit,” when you come across a position requiring a cover letter. Rather than write one, you could ignore this job, especially since you’ve found other job ads that explicitly say, “No cover letter!”

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