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California, for instance, has a meal and rest breaks law which states that employers must provide a paid rest break for every four hours of work and an unpaid meal break for every five hours.

While competitive hourly compensation rates remain key, it could behoove organizations to tip the scales in their favor by providing perks such as sign-on bonuses for season staff.

The elimination of tiered compensation structures won by unions such as UAW could affect compensation/reward structures for organizations that have such a strategy in place going forward.

Judging from the list of the 25 most-viewed articles during the past calendar year, particular subjects of interest included: ;Salary budget surveys for compensation planning; ;Employment law and regulatory compliance; ;Pay practices; ;Pay transparency; ;Job architecture; ;Hybrid and return to the office; Those are not really surprising considering prominent themes from 2024 included: ;A cooling job market; ;U.S. federal agencies issuing final rules; ;Employers and business organizations filing lawsuits against those final rules; ;American states proposing or passing pay transparency laws, as well as continuing momentum occurring at the global level; ;A tightening U.S. and global economy; ;The search for leading practices to maintain or enhance competitiveness in talent acquisition and retention; ;The continually changing state of the post-COVID-19 workplace; Check out the full most-viewed articles list below.

So far eight states (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island and Washington, along with several municipalities) have pay transparency laws.

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Federal Judge: MLB Violates Minimum Wage Law A federal judge in San Francisco has found Major League Baseball (MLB) in violation of Arizona state minimum wage law and is liable for triple damages, ruling that minor league baseball players are year-round employees who work during training time, reports U.S.

“Ratcheting” salary offers to woo talent, rising inflation and cost of living, greater emphasis on pay equity, and pay transparency laws are all contributing to increased scrutiny surrounding compensation, said Ruth Thomas, pay equity strategist at Payscale.

Under the model law, outliers could be ordered to issue rebates, and carriers that are outliers for two years running could be subject to a minimum DLR percentage.

Whether you want to share salary ranges openly with employees, explain how raises and promotions work, or comply with pay transparency laws in states like California and New York, having a solid structure helps you do so with confidence.