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Approximately one-third of employers report that their organizations supplement wages and salaries with cash incentives in the form of individual or team awards, spot bonuses, and similar payments, according to a recent survey of Cash Compensation practices conducted by BLR. Long term incentive bonuses were most frequently reported to be paid to employees at the […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, attorney Jodi Katz Pritikin described four of the typical attacks that will be made on your investigations. Today, the other two attacks, plus an introduction to a unique collection of HR policies—on CD and ready to use or customize. Pritikin, an investigator and seminar leader for Katz Consulting & Associates in Santa […]
Your employee’s attorney’s job is to undermine your investigation and point out its weaknesses, says attorney Jody Katz Pritikin. She shows how to fight off each of the six standard attacks they’ll use. You must proactively prepare to defend your investigation and the decisions you make along the way against the following types of attack, […]
Under both federal and California law, exempt employees generally must be paid their full pre-determined weekly salary for every week that they perform any work. As a result, employers may make only limited deductions from the pay of exempt employees. Our lists of permitted and prohibited deductions will help you determine when you can deduct […]
When both husband and wife work for the same employer, sometimes leave is limited to 12 weeks between the spouses, and sometimes they both get 12 weeks of leave. Today, we let the “FMLA Bible” sort it out. When Leave Is Limited When two spouses work for the same employer, the amount of FMLA leave […]
The following is a list of the bestselling hardcover business books as ranked by the New York Times with data from Nielsen BookScan on April 11. 1. The Money Class: Learn to Create Your New American Dream by Suze Orman. The noted personal financial adviser offers a reconsideration of the American dream. 2. Tell to […]