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“Much of the story about return to office [RTO] and employee-employer disagreements has always focused on the most prominent employers and the biggest cities,” said Liz Supinski, the director of research and insights at WorldatWork.

One such program, Live Near Your Work, is a partnership with participating employers and the City of Baltimore that specifically encourages homeownership near workers’ places of employment.

We’d never been to Charlotte, so we booked a weekend trip, met with a realtor, went out in the city a bit and decided we loved it.

As shared in previous Workspan Daily articles, five states (Alaska, California, Colorado, New York and Washington), three New York counties as well as New York City have their own salary thresholds for overtime consideration.

Decouple the Employee’s Location from the Job’s Pay Many organizations tied pay to location and if you worked in New York or San Francisco — two cities known for high cost of labor — you received New York or San Francisco pay rates.

California is weighing a similar law, and the state’s Supreme Court ruled in August that third-party vendors can be liable if AI is used discriminatorily in hiring. ( Editor’s Note, 9/17/2025: Colorado, Illinois and New York City are leading efforts to regulate AI in HR by enacting laws to prevent algorithmic discrimination and require disclosures and audits for AI tools used in hiring and employment decisions.

Decouple the employee’s location from job’s pay Many organizations tied pay to location and if you worked in New York or San Francisco — two cities known for high cost of labor — you received New York or San Francisco pay rates.

Keep abreast of state and city laws related to paid leave, including in other states if you have remote or traveling employees.

Impact Unleashed: Member and Customer Success Stories Tammy Peet-Sass Director, Total Rewards and HR WorldatWork Member Since: January 1991 Tammy Peet-Sass manages Executive Compensation for a global consulting firm, working out of Kansas City.

The Associated Press reported the average bonus for employees in New York City’s securities industry was down 2% from $180,000 in 2022.