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Workspan Daily
11/10/2023
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Starbucks will increase wages for its hourly employees by at least 3% beginning Jan. 1, 2024, CBS News reports .

Workspan Daily
02/24/2023
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As reported by CNBC , Home Depot on Tuesday said it will spend an additional $1 billion to give its hourly employees a raise.

Workspan Daily
11/15/2024
Toward the HCE exemption, the DOL’s 2024 rule stipulated that classified workers make at least: $132,964 in total annual compensation on July 1 (up from the previous $107,432 outlined in the 2019 final rule), and;$151,164 on Jan. 1, 2025.; In effect, the Nov. 15 court decision: Nullified the Jan. 1 threshold increases;;Rescinded the July 1 increases;;Eliminated another increase slated for July 1, 2027; and,;Nixed the DOLrule’s automatic “escalator” provision, which would have increased the thresholds every three years going forward, starting with the July 1, 2027, compliance date.;
The 2019 thresholds of $35,568 for the EAP exemption and $107,432 for the HCE exemption — both set by the DOL under the first Trump administration — are poised to go back into effect, according to reports .
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Workspan Daily
07/17/2025
The new research also revealed 2025 actual mean salary increase budgets in the U.S. averaged 3.7%, a bit under the 3.8% increases employers projected for 2025 in the previous year’s survey.
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Workspan Daily
04/07/2023
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The Ontario government recently announced it is increasing the minimum wage to $16.55 an hour on Oct. 1.
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Workspan Daily
07/01/2025
While the larger employers included in the survey (with an average of about 13,000 covered employees) cover GLP-1s for weight loss at higher rates — 69% in 2025 — that number represents an increase of just 1%
from the year before .
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Workspan Daily
01/03/2025
IRS Nudges Standard Mileage Rate 3 Cents Higher
The Internal Revenue Service on Dec. 19
increased the optional standard mileage rate for automobiles driven for business purposes by 3 cents, starting on Jan. 1, 2025, while the mileage rates for vehicles used for other purposes will remain unchanged from 2024.
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Workspan Daily
10/09/2024
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U.S employers are budgeting for 3.3% merit increases and 3.6% total salary increases for non-unionized employees in 2025, according to Mercer’s August 2024 QuickPulse U.S.
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Workspan Daily
06/06/2025
That compares to a 9.7% increase to $16.8 million for their male counterparts.;
Average 401(k) Balances Hit Record Savings Rates
Retirement account balances fell in the first quarter of 2025 amid steep stock market volatility, according to a
new report by Fidelity Investments, the nation’s largest provider of 401(k) plans.
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Workspan Daily
12/19/2024
;WorldatWork
(released July 31): 3.8% mean salary increase budgets for 2025; 3.9% actual mean increase budgets in 2024.;
;Payscale
(July 31): 3.5% average pay raises for 2025; 3.6% actual increases in 2024.;
;Conference Board
(Sept. 8): 3.9% average salary increase budgets for 2025; 3.8% actual budgets in 2024.;
;Mercer (Dec. 10): 3.7% average total increase budgets for 2025; 3.7% actual average increases in 2024.;
Factors Driving Higher and Lower Budget Forecasts
If the WTW prediction for 2025 holds true, salary increases will remain at a fairly robust rate by historic standards (using the pre-pandemic norm of 3% as a measuring stick).
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