Amazon boosts pay, education and child care benefits for delivery drivers

The investment in drivers comes at the same time as other logistics companies are upping wages through contract negotiations, and drivers, including at Amazon, are looking to unionize.

By Ginger Christ • Sept. 13, 2023

Spirit Airlines curtails employee eligibility for FMLA leave, lawsuit alleges

A former flight attendant claimed the airline excluded most pre- and post-flight work time when calculating whether he and others met the law's hours-of-service requirement.

By Laurel Kalser • Sept. 12, 2023

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Inside the rapidly changing world of employee benefits

As employers prioritize retention, benefits remain a crucial piece of business’ employee value propositions.

By HR Dive staff

Fiduciary rule arrives at White House, awaits review

The proposal would redefine when individuals who offer investment advice to employer-sponsored retirement plans are fiduciaries.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 11, 2023

Walmart lowers starting wage for some store workers

Newly hired employees who stock shelves or fulfill online orders are no longer being offered an extra dollar per hour.

By Daphne Howland • Sept. 8, 2023

More states join paid leave trend, making it harder for employers to keep up

Benefits teams that seek to stay ahead of local family and medical leave requirements may need to make adjustments soon, speakers said.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 7, 2023

Vassar College pays female professors less than male peers, suit alleges

The school is one of the Seven Sisters, a group of women’s colleges that says it strives toward women’s equity.

By Kathryn Moody • Sept. 6, 2023

Remote workers are less likely to take vacation, analysis shows

While remote employees may face less burnout, Gusto posits, they may worry about the optics of taking time off.

By Kathryn Moody • Sept. 5, 2023

DOL’s overtime rule faces a long road. How can HR prepare?

“It would be a mistake to assume the rule is going to be held up in court and do nothing,” one attorney told HR Dive.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 31, 2023

Indeed offers $10K relocation benefit to workers seeking gender-affirming care

The site said its intent is to support employees who live in states that have passed anti-LGBTQ laws that criminalize or otherwise restrict access to care.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 31, 2023

DOL proposes $55K overtime rule threshold, automatic 3-year updates

An estimated 3.6 million U.S. workers would become eligible for overtime pay under the proposed rule, the agency said.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 30, 2023

Large employers see ‘dire need’ for mental health services

The Business Group on Health’s annual survey found that 77% of employers were seeing increased mental health issues in 2023.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 24, 2023

NYC fast-food chains to pay $4.5M in settlement of fair workweek violations

Fair workweek laws are meant to ensure that hourly workers in targeted industries are given predictable work schedules so they can plan their lives beyond work.

By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 24, 2023

Director who performed nonexempt work for 80% of his workday ruled FLSA exempt

The amount of time spent performing certain work “can be a useful guide” in determining exempt status, but time alone “is not the sole test,” according to the FLSA’s regulations.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 23, 2023

Customer service reps allege they’re due back pay for logging in and out of work

The pre- and post-shift tasks are indispensable to a call center employee’s job and compensable under the FLSA, a proposed collective action lawsuit alleges.

By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 23, 2023

Pay transparency can narrow the gender pay gap — but may not close it

“Some people still deny that gender even matters in negotiations,” one researcher said. And while it apparently does, “it’s not the end all, be all.”

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 23, 2023

New Jersey orders 27 Boston Market locations closed for wage violations

The state’s department of labor said it issued a stop-work order after receiving nearly three dozen complaints.

By Kate Tornone • Aug. 21, 2023

More than half of healthcare employees consider themselves inadequately compensated, report finds

The divide between professionals who felt fairly compensated and those who didn't was less than 5%, but almost half of healthcare workers surveyed said they had less than $1,000 in savings.

By Brian T. Horowitz • Aug. 21, 2023

Labor Department to host compliance seminars for Davis-Bacon rule change

The agency’s updated prevailing wage regulation takes effect Oct. 23.

By Zachary Phillips • Aug. 17, 2023

As 401(k) hardship withdrawals spike, employers weigh emergency savings benefits

Employees are prioritizing short-term expenses over long-term saving at the moment, a Bank of America executive said.

By Kate Tornone • Aug. 17, 2023

How to avoid FLSA violations when requiring workers to use PTO

A recent court ruling may contain lessons for employers that would like to use workers’ PTO to cover hours not worked, writes Linda Bond Edwards, of counsel with RumbergerKirk.

By Linda Bond Edwards • Aug. 16, 2023

Illinois pay transparency law mandates pay scale, benefits in job postings

The expanded pay transparency law will go into effect Jan. 1, 2025.

By Ginger Christ • Aug. 15, 2023

CEOs plan to raise wages at least 3%, Conference Board says

U.S. companies across a range of industries seek to gain an edge in an unusually tight labor market by increasing pay.

By Jim Tyson • Aug. 15, 2023

Amazon expands fertility benefit to workers in 50 countries

Fertility benefits have gathered steam as a new frontier for large employers, with various providers making it easier for companies to offer access to all employees.

By Kathryn Moody • Aug. 14, 2023

Google to pay $8.4 million in overtime settlement

The employer allegedly calculated overtime pay rates incorrectly for workers, thereby shorting staff of wages. In 2018, it paid $5.5 million to settle a different overtime suit.

By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 10, 2023

Kroger pledges expanded employee resources if Albertsons merger gets approved

The grocer said it would extend its continuing education reimbursement and financial coaching programs to the combined companies’ more than 700,000 workers.

By Peyton Bigora • Aug. 10, 2023