Comp News - Maine is expanding its back-to-work bonuses for workers who find employment this summer after very few people took advantage of the benefits in the first two weeks of its availability. The “Back to Work” program, announced in mid-June, offered one-time...

Comp News - As of July 1, Chicago's minimum wage is now $15 per hour for any employer with over 20 employees. Smaller businesses that employ between four and 20 people will have their minimum wage set at $14 per hour. This will increase to reach $15 per hour by 2023....

Comp News - Recent reporting has been awash with news of hourly wage workers seeing new benefits, wage increases, and sign-on bonuses as the labor market bends itself to accommodate its need for lower-income employees across various industries. However, surging...

Comp News - An antiquated law in Hawaii allowed employers to pay people with disabilities less than the minimum wage. That law is no more, having been stricken away on Wednesday by lawmakers who disavowed the 'discriminatory" nature of such laws. The change was hailed...

Comp News - Southwest Airlines has announced plans to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour, a move that will affect approximately 7,000 of its employees when instated. The airline said it expects the pay increases to take effect on Aug. 1, though the timing for some...

Comp News - Willkie Farr & Gallagher is a special law firm this year. In the early Spring, they kicked off a round of special bonuses that triggered a cascading effect which led many other law firms to match those bonuses in what has become a hyper-competitive...

Comp News - Google has published a new tool that will allow its employees to apply to work at different office locations or transition to becoming fully remote workers. The new software will allow workers to make better-informed decisions concerning their estimated...

Comp News - According to a new report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average employer costs for employee compensation came out to about $39.01 on average for the month of March 2021. Total compensation costs for government employers were higher on...

Comp News - A popular southern grocery chain with over 16,000 employees has vowed to invest over $33 million into improving its employee compensation. Brookshire Grocery Co. is a family-owned grocery business with more than 180 stores throughout Texas, Louisiana, and...

Comp News - It's hard to drive through an American city without passing an ocean of signs for retail and restaurant businesses proclaiming similar offers: "Hiring Now!" "Sign-on Bonuses!" "Employment Starting At $X/Hour!" Retail workers, burnt out by a year of...

Comp News - The Supreme Court has passed a landmark ruling in favor of Division I college athletes, voting 9-0 against the NCAA in a battle over compensation rights for students. The Supreme Court handed a unanimous victory Monday to Division I college athletes in...

Comp News - WilmerHale has joined a long line of elite law firms raising their compensation scale for new associates. WlimerHale currently ranks at #29 in the AM Law 100, making it a force in its industry. 1st-year associates will now start their salary at $202,500....

Comp News - The Supreme Court returned its ruling on a third landmark challenge to the Affordable Care Act in a decade, upholding the individual coverage mandate that has been the source of several past legal challenges. In a 7-2 ruling, the court held that the...

Comp News - The US Senate failed to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act in a 49-50 vote. The bill would have needed 60 votes to pass the Republican-led filibuster. The legislation was backed by Democrats but failed to garner a single GOP sponsor in the Senate. The Paycheck...