COMP NEWS - Following 500 days of negotiation, Staffers at American University in Washington, D.C. went on strike for better pay and fairer working conditions. Now, they've reached an agreement, striking a negotiation settlement just under a week before classes start...

COMP NEWS - Federal labor regulators have struck another blow against Starbucks' campaign against union organizers at its company, accusing the popular coffee chain of illegally retaliating against unionized employees with pay and benefits discrimination. Federal...

COMP NEWS - A new Workers' Compensation Benchmarking Study has been released, highlighting the way processing workers' compensation claims have impacted operational transformation at claims organizations. As modern workplaces continue to evolve in light of the...

COMP NEWS - Lowe's Home Improvement is giving $55 million in bonuses to its in-store workers in an effort to improve employee retention and combat rising inflation. Lowe's Home Improvement plans to give its front-line workers $55 million in bonuses, as well as...

COMP NEWS - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has indicated to employers that the return of EEO-1 Component 2 pay data reporting is imminent. EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling recently announced that EEO-1 Component 2 pay data reporting will return. Even...

COMP NEWS - To combat staffing shortages, Walgreens is offering a substantial $75,000 signing bonus to new pharmacists at select locations. This signing bonus is more than half the median salary for pharmacists in 2021. Pharmacist jobs paid a median salary of $128,570...

COMP NEWS - A judge has ordered Starbucks to reinstate seven baristas who were fired during an attempt to organize a union at their store in Memphis, TN. A federal judge on Thursday ordered the immediate reinstatement of seven Starbucks baristas in Memphis, who were...

COMP NEWS - Twitter announced that its annual bonuses this year may feel a little lighter in its employees' pockets. The company has warned that its bonus pool for employees may be slashed in half due to the organization's lackluster financial performance. Amid the...

COMP NEWS - Rising inflation is disrupting California's timeline for gradual minimum wage increases, according to the Director of California's Department of Finance. To counteract adverse economic effects, the Department of Finance is recommending more rapid minimum...

COMP NEWS - An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor found that several Wing Stop franchise locations in Mississippi were violating numerous pay practice laws. The Department of Labor subsequently recovered over $51k in illegal wage deductions and allocated...

COMP NEWS - Seattle is repealing its hazard pay ordinance for grocery employees over a year after its enactment. The ordinance has given grocery store workers an extra $4.00 an hour since early 2021. On August 2, 2022, the Seattle City Council voted to repeal the...

COMP NEWS - St. Charles Health System spent weeks fixing timecard issues that led to its employees being underpaid. Now, St. Charles has reversed its position and claims that it overpaid its workers - and is now asking those workers to return $2 million in wages....

COMP NEWS - U.S. workers lost a collective $28 billion in wages over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic from unpaid leave for illness, childcare, and other obligations. Missing a week of work due to illness, child care or other obligations during Covid-19 cost...

COMP NEWS - A new survey shows that North American employers are fighting for new talent by reexamining their willingness to compensate at the higher end of salary bands and introduce more options for work flexibility among existing talent. North American employers...