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Delaware Gov. Signs Bill For $15 Minimum Wage
COMP NEWS - Gov. John Carney recently signed a bill that will increase Delaware's minimum wage by almost $6 over the next four years, from $9.25 to $15 an hour. Carney signed the bill while flanked by Democratic lawmakers who pushed the increase and passed it during...
Shake Shack Commits $10 million In Compensation Increases And Worker Development
COMP NEWS - Shake Shack has announced it will pour $10 million into its restaurant staff, with $9 million going directly to wage increases for them. The funds will be dispersed over the next 12 months, with nearly $1 million going toward hiring bonuses and an...
California’s Supreme Court Sets Meal and Rest Period Premium Pay At Employee’s Regular Rate Of Pay
COMP NEWS - The California Supreme Court has handed down a new interpretation of an old statute concerning the "rate of compensation" for meal and rest periods in California. In Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, the California Supreme Court has concluded that an...
Schools Are Turning Stimulus Funds Into Teacher Bonuses, With Mixed Reactions
COMP NEWS - Several states are considering using federal stimulus cash to pay out one-time bonuses to public school teachers. Dozens of school districts and states are spending big chunks of their historic federal stimulus cash on one-time bonuses to teachers and...
Full-Time Minimum Wage Workers Struggle To Afford Rent Anywhere In The US
COMP NEWS - Minimum wage workers across the United States struggle to afford modest living conditions, according to a new survey from the National Low Income Housing Coalition. People working minimum wage jobs full-time cannot afford a two-bedroom apartment in any...
Ohio Pizzeria Gives Entire Day Of Profits To Employees
COMP NEWS - An Ohio pizzeria owner wanted to thank his employees for their hard work. So he decided to do just that - by giving an entire day of profits directly to his employees. After the tough year food businesses have weathered during the COVID-19 pandemic, the...
BlackRock Raising All Employees’ Base Pay by 8%
COMP NEWS - Financial planning and investment management firm Blackrock has announced plans to bump up compensation for all of its active employees by 8%. “To recognize your contributions and ensure you’re sharing in our strong growth, we are increasing total...
Papa John’s Is Handing Out $400 Bonuses To Its Staff
COMP NEWS - Popular pizza chain Papa John's is rolling out the dough for its dough-rollers in the form of $400 bonuses. About 14,000 staff at company-owned restaurants, and in its supply chain, can get up to $400 paid in increments over the next six months. Papa...
A Third Of Former Hospitality Workers Say They Won’t Return To The Industry
COMP NEWS - A recent survey found that nearly one-third of former workers in the hospitality industry won't even consider returning there. Many previous employees cited low compensation and lackluster benefits as reasons for the change. Massive lay-offs, remote...
Weird News: Chipotle Is Accepting TikTok Resumes To Fill 15,000 Job Openings
COMP NEWS - Many employees are acutely aware that the content they post on social media - regardless of inflammatory or benign intent - could cost them their job. Stories of employees getting canned for bad-mouthing their place of work, other people, or specific...
Turkish Airlines Restores Previously Lowered Wages – And Adds 10% More
COMP NEWS - It's been an arduous year for airline carriers, who were among the hardest-hit industries from the pandemic. Turkish Airlines felt the blow particularly hard. The airline, which flew to more countries than almost any other carrier, heavily scaled back its...
Illinois To Define The Legality Of Restrictive Covenants
COMP NEWS - Starting January 1, 2022, employers in Illinois who seek to improve restrictive covenants and non-competes on their employees will face several new challenges. Previously, the Illinois Freedom to Work Act barred employers from requiring “low wage” workers...
Federal Firefighters To See Wage Hike As Wildfire Season Looms
COMP NEWS - Federal firefighters will see their compensation increase to a minimum of $15 an hour before the start of the incoming wildfire season. The announcement comes the same day Biden is set to meet with governors and business leaders about the impending...
Connecticut Law to Require Provision of Wage Ranges to Applicants and Employees
Comp News - A new Connecticut law will require employers to list the range of compensation offered for a job position during an interview process for that position. Companies will also be legally compelled to share the offered wage range of a job position to an...
