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Steps to take ahead of possible DOL change in exempt salary qualifications

BMT Office Administration

The Department of Labor may soon release proposed regulations raising the salary employees must earn to remain exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act. The current weekly salary is $684 a week or $35,568 a year. Why: Final regulations issued in 2016 almost doubled the salary threshold and were thrown out by a federal court.

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True Gender Equality Is Still 151 Years Away—Despite Recent Milestones

Success

Women in sports In 2016, Brehanna Daniels became the first Black woman member of the pit crew in NASCAR. In Spring 2020, Pew Research Center surveyed 3,143 U.S. Because whether you’re a first in your own field, or simply negotiating your salary for the first time, remember that even baby steps will take you in the right direction.

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Key Steps to Improving Employee Retention

Energage

to 2 times their annual salary, and the cost for employees and team members is approximately 70% of their salary. Combine this with changing labor-force economics , employee retention has become a challenge leaders need to pay attention to in 2016. Use a reliable, third-party employee engagement survey to give employees a voice.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

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Plus, he earned an annual salary roughly $4,000 higher than Jennifer’s for the same work in an entry-level lab position. Just ask the women in the tech industry, 50% of whom will leave their jobs by age 35, according to a survey conducted by Accenture and Girls Who Code. in 2016 to 44.3% for competence on average.

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Corporate Layoffs Make Independent Work Look More Secure

Small Business Labs

The maker of household products such as Huggies and Kleenex paid its employees above-market salaries and avoided layoffs. That’s In our spring 2016 MBO Partners State of Independence survey , 43% of independent workers surveyed reported being independent is more secure than holding a traditional job.

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