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Pay transparency laws are changing the rules for salary negotiations

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Sep 28, 2022
California will require companies to publish salaries in job postings, a move aimed at closing pay gaps for women and people of color..
California is joining a growing number of locales to require that most companies include salary ranges in job postings.
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The salary games some employers play

by Marielle Segarra
Jun 6, 2022
Withholding information about pay during the hiring process? In this economy?
Pay transparency laws aim to prevent pay discrimination. But some employers act like it’s inappropriate to even ask about pay. 
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COVID & Unemployment

With unemployment high, why can't companies find the workers they need?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Mar 17, 2021
There are many theories, including unemployment benefits being too high, a skills mismatch and low wages.
Businesses could attract more workers if they raised wages, one expert says. According to the National Federation Independent Business, that's starting to happen.
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COVID-19

Employers rethink cost of living calculations

by Kristin Schwab
Oct 12, 2020
As employees stay remote and can move anywhere to work, some companies are reconsidering the math that goes into compensation packages.
People sit in socially distanced circles while picnicking at Mission Dolores Park in San Francisco. Some companies are reconsidering compensation based on a worker's location.
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Some states hike overtime salary threshold higher than Feds

by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 1, 2020
A new federal salary level for low-paid managers to be eligible for overtime pay kicks in Jan. 1.
Employees work overnight in a factory.
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1.3 million lower-paid managers to get overtime

by Mitchell Hartman
Dec 25, 2019
Salaried management workers who earn less than $35,568/year will be entitled to overtime pay starting Jan. 1, 2020.
Working late? More workers are eligible for overtime in 2020. Above, an office building in Chicago, Illinois.
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Five simple rules for negotiating a better salary

by Tony Wagner
Oct 11, 2019
A negotiation expert tells us how to know your worth.
Rule #2: Get comfortable
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More Chinese students studying abroad return to China

by Jennifer Pak
Aug 27, 2019
In 2017 and 2018 some one million students studying abroad returned to China.
Prince Jiang left his life in Indiana to become the first certified Lego professional builder in mainland China.
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Younger workers more likely to talk pay with colleagues

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 4, 2019
Greater transparency around salaries could help close racial and gender pay gaps but can be tricky to navigate.
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There is a reason why Hollywood movies campaign to be nominated for awards like the Golden Globes and the Oscars

by Jana Kasperkevic
Feb 22, 2019
Yup, money.
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