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President, Donald Trump vowed to eliminate taxes on overtime compensation .Three months after being elected to the office, he reiterated that pledge in a March 4 joint address to Congress, stating this and other tax breaks are “a very big part of our plan” to financially assist American workers.

According to the Smith Anderson law firm, that includes limiting physical and electronic access based on need-to-know, having confidentiality and security policies, and using onboarding and offboarding processes to train and remind workers about confidentiality, noncompete, nonsolicit and return-of-property obligations.; Editor’s Note: Additional Content For more information and resources related to this article, see the pages below, which offer quick access to all WorldatWork content on these topics: Employee Experience;Total Rewards;

Workspan Daily article; ;The Rise of Skills-Based Rewards, and What You Must Do About It , Workspan Daily article; ;Trust Never Sleeps: How TR Pros Can Stay Awake on This Issue , Workspan Daily article; Artificial intelligence (AI) may be top of mind for many organizations, but there are widening gaps employers should address to reap the technology’s maximum value, according to Dayforce’s 16th Annual Pulse of Talent report.

On the economy: Rossell said that while some leading indicators suggest a recession is imminent, she is more optimistic based on how economists define “recession” and what the current numbers reflect.

Research conducted by Great Place To Work found that, during the Great Recession, organizations with trust-based cultures saw a 14.4% gain in stock value while the S&P 500 declined 35.5%.

The memo stated that, to be “narrowly tailored,” a stay-or-pay provision must: Be fully voluntary;;Confer a benefit to the employee (unrelated to mandatory training) in exchange for their formal agreement;;Have a reasonable and specific repayment amount that is specified in advance;;Seek no more than the employer’s cost for the provided benefit;;Have a reasonable “stay” period; the length of this period can vary based on several factors (e.g., the benefit provided to the employee, the benefit’s cost, whether the repayment amount decreases over a defined time, the employee’s income); and;Not require repayment if the employer terminates the employee without cause.; To be deemed lawful, such provisions must also advance “a legitimate business interest,” according to Abruzzo.

., store plan to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) once a contract is ratified.

Marcotte also urged organizations to develop a crisis management plan that, in the case of a cyberattack, would guide cybersecurity breach protocols, strategy for a public response and the initiation of legal mechanisms — which first should consider the employees whose information was accessed or leaked.

“The shift is moving from theoretical planning to practical experimentation and adoption,” said Turba, who authored an article in the Q1 2024 issue of WorldatWork’s Journal of Total Rewards , “ TR Is Key to Successfully Integrating AI and Work . ” Turba advised TR pros to “i dentify areas where the organization is investing in expanded AI capabilities, such as data warehousing or service bot models, and determine how to leverage these resources to enhance total rewards impact.”

According to a Jan. 20 Reuters report , Khan told her staff she plans to fully resign from the commission in the coming weeks (perhaps as soon as Jan. 31).