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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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The Key To Satisfied Customers? Satisfied Employees

Allwork

90% of respondents in the organization’s third-annual “Voice of the Workforce” study, which surveyed over 1,100 full-time U.S. Salary emerged as a primary motivator for a job change, with two-thirds of the survey’s respondents stating it as a key factor.

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The Four Horsemen of the Mandated Return to Office

Allwork

A Future Forum survey found that 21% of all White knowledge workers wanted a return to full-time in-office work, but only 3% of all Black knowledge workers wanted the same. A June 2022 McKinsey survey of all workers, remote-capable and not, provides further context on preferences for hybrid work. Resistance .

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New overtime regulations are open for comment

BMT Office Administration

Proposed regulations raising the salary employees must earn to be exempt from overtime were published in last Friday’s Federal Register. You need to use this time wisely to determine the impact final regulations may have on your payroll by auditing your employees and your pay policies. You have until Nov. 7 to comment.

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The Right Way to Share Problems at Work With Your Boss 

Success

There are numerous reasons employees might not speak up at work, from fearing backlash from bosses in charge of their promotions and salary to worrying about how it will impact their reputation. Just as you would negotiate a salary with comparisons, it is important to highlight data that could benefit the implementation of your idea.

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A third of workers think their jobs are at risk from automation

Workplace Insight

HR software provider CIPHR has compiled a list of the occupations that are the most and least likely to be replaced by technology or machines, based on the results of a survey of more than 1,000 UK workers: www.ciphr.com/jobs-at-risk-from-automation. Most (66 percent) also have a predominately female workforce.

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Book Review: Raw Deal - How the Uber Economy is Screwing American Workers

Small Business Labs

Only 45% of traditional full time employees surveyed reported they were very satisfied.  Shared Security benefits would be earned and accrued via automatic payroll deductions, regardless of the employment relationship, and, like Social Security, these benefits would be fully prorated, portable, and universal.

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