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According to a memo sent to employees this week, the company will raise hourly pay for its top-of-the-scale employees over the next three years, with the pay rising by $1 to $30.20 in the first year and an extra $1 each in the subsequent two years.

(Toward the EEOC, Trump fired former chair Charlotte Burrows, whose five-year commission term was to expire on July 1, 2028, and former vice chair Jocelyn Samuels, who was confirmed to serve until July 1, 2026.)

The early conversations sound a lot like the ones you had years ago around EEO-1 filings — figure out the data pull, validate the numbers, submit the form, move on.

The Salary Basis Test’s Role in the DOL’s 2024 Final Rule The salary basis test was foundational in the DOL’s April 23, 2024, final rule that stipulated covered organizations must ensure all employees who are classified as exempt from overtime make at least: ;$43,888 in base salary beginning on July 1, 2024 (up from the previous $35,568 annual standard outlined in the DOL’s 2019 final rule), and; ;$58,656 in base salary beginning on Jan. 1, 2025.; Under the rule, an automatic escalator provision would increase that threshold every three years based on up-to-date wage data.

Global Employers for EU Pay Transparency , Workspan Daily Plus+ article;Checklist for Total Rewards to Be Compliant with H.R. 1 Provisions , Workspan Daily Plus+ article; For Everyone WorldatWork: 2026 Salary Increase Budgets Project U.S., Global Caution , Workspan Daily article;Global Healthcare Costs Projected to Rise More Than 10% in 2026 , Workspan Daily article;Charting the Changes: 2026 Benefit Plan Limitations , Workspan Daily article;2025-2026 Salary Budget Survey , research; Artificial intelligence (AI), agility and culture are top of mind for HR executives as they look ahead to 2026.

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Viewed: Jan. 1, 2024. https://www.phenom.com/blog/examples-companies-using-ai-recruiting-platform.

This isn’t theory, it’s an historically proven disruptor (see Figure 1).

General industry companies experienced a similar trend, and all now operate under a new normal, wrestling with the talent and pay implications (see Figure 1).

Action Items for Your Organization Step 1: Design a sales compensation program that aligns with the objective of the business.