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		<title>HR Fact Friday: Pay Incentives to Limit Post-Recession Flight</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/06/04/hr-fact-friday-pay-incentives-to-limit-post-recession-flight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General HR Buzz]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many U.S. employers are planning to use compensation incentives to limit &#8220;post-recessionary employee flight,&#8221; according to a survey of HR decision-makers by Workscape, a provider of employee performance, compensation and benefits administration services, conducted at the end of March 2010. According to the survey report, Managing Employees and Total Rewards during the Economic Upswing, 65 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HR Fact Friday: 2010 Salary Increase Budget Update</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/03/19/hr-fact-friday-2010-salary-increase-budget-update/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/03/19/hr-fact-friday-2010-salary-increase-budget-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salaries & Pay]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Culpepper]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the first two months of 2010, worldwide salary budgets for the year had declined slightly from projections reported in September 2009, according to results from the 2010 Culpepper Salary Increase Budget Update Survey. While many companies remained conservative with salary increases, an increasing number reported improved confidence about unfreezing salaries and rolling back salary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>15 Compensation Mistakes That Can Provide You The Opportunity To Make Friends With The Federal Department Of Labor Or State Officials</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/03/17/15-compensation-mistakes-that-can-provide-you-the-opportunity-to-make-friends-with-the-federal-department-of-labor-or-state-officials/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/03/17/15-compensation-mistakes-that-can-provide-you-the-opportunity-to-make-friends-with-the-federal-department-of-labor-or-state-officials/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salaries & Pay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FLSA]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=1291</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Paying employees is not as simple as it appears. Complex federal and state laws and regulations govern compensation practices. Making even one of the following mistakes can cost you a lot in money, time and bad publicity. Go to www.dol.gov for good information regarding federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requirements. What Do You Mean [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HR Fact Friday: U.S. Salary Increase Budgets Hit 25-Year Low</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/02/12/hr-fact-friday-u-s-salary-increase-budgets-hit-25-year-low/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/02/12/hr-fact-friday-u-s-salary-increase-budgets-hit-25-year-low/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salaries & Pay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conference board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earnings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[salary data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wages]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=1264</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. companies’ budgets for salary increases in 2010 fell to their lowest level in more than two decades, The Conference Board reported Tuesday, February 9. The 2010 median forecast of salary budgets for increases is 2.8 percent for all employee groups, the lowest level in the 25-year history of The Conference Board’s annual survey on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HR Fact Friday: Changes Loom for HR Structure, Pay Practices</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/01/29/hr-fact-friday-changes-loom-for-hr-structure-pay-practices/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/01/29/hr-fact-friday-changes-loom-for-hr-structure-pay-practices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salaries & Pay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ledbetter Fair Pay Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pay grade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace discrimination]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=1243</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Source: HR.BLR.com, 1/14/2010 Compensation laws are changing, and the changes will likely mean you’ll do things differently. The recent Ledbetter decision may have you scrambling to document pay decisions better and keep the records longer (or indefinitely). What you may not know is that these decisions could have an impact on your overall human resources [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DOL Ramping Up for a Busy 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/11/24/dol-ramping-up-for-a-busy-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/11/24/dol-ramping-up-for-a-busy-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General HR Buzz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salaries & Pay]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=1146</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis recently announced the hiring of an additional 250 wage and hour investigators, as well as plans for a new public awareness campaign on worker rights, expected to launch in 2010. The hiring effort at the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) represents a staff increase of more than 30%, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Which States Had the Highest and Lowest Median Household Income Level in 2008?</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/11/11/which-states-had-the-highest-and-lowest-median-household-income-level-in-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/11/11/which-states-had-the-highest-and-lowest-median-household-income-level-in-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Salaries & Pay]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you guessed Maryland ($70,545) and Mississippi ($37,790) you’d be right&#8230; According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the states with the highest income levels are found in the far west and northeast. The four highest states after Maryland are New Jersey ($70,348), Connecticut ($68,595), Alaska ($68,460) and Hawaii ($67,214). After Mississippi the lowest paying states [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HR Fact Friday: HR Poll &#8212; Compensation Audit Frequency</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/10/23/hr-fact-friday-hr-poll-compensation-audit-frequency/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/10/23/hr-fact-friday-hr-poll-compensation-audit-frequency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General HR Buzz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salaries & Pay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[survey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[turnover]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=1088</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s no secret that here at HRN we practice what we preach regarding best practices in compensation administration and employee performance management.  For example, at HRN we utilize Compease for establishing salary grades and comp levels based on current and accurate market data. We regularly update Compease with new and current compensation data compiled from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HR Fact Friday: Employers Explore Changes to Sales Incentive Plans</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/10/09/hr-fact-friday-employers-explore-changes-to-sales-incentive-plans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/10/09/hr-fact-friday-employers-explore-changes-to-sales-incentive-plans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Salaries & Pay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[incentive plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Incentive Pro]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Many large employers are planning to make changes to their sales incentive plans during the upcoming fiscal year, such as changing performance measures (60%), changing performance measure weightings (50%), changing incentive formulae or mechanics (49%), and changing their pay mix (20%), according to a survey by Watson Wyatt, a consulting firm. Conducted among 129 large [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HR Fact Friday:  Show Me The Money</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/10/02/hr-fact-friday-show-me-the-money/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/10/02/hr-fact-friday-show-me-the-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Salaries & Pay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Census Bureau]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cost of living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earnings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[income]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[median]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=1042</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you live in a state that is know for paying the highest wages? Not sure? CNNMoney.com reported that recent Census Bureau reports the states with the highest median incomes.  High incomes do not always translate to higher standard of living however as areas with higher incomes share a common malady &#8212; a high cost of [...]]]></description>
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