COMP NEWS: DAILY COMPENSATION STORIES
Maine Expands Back-To-Work Bonuses After Seeing Just 300 Applications In 2 Weeks
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....
Chicago Minimum Wage Now $15 An Hour For Companies With Over 20 Employees
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...
Surging Inflation Is Making Minimum Wage Workers Poorer Than They’ve Been In Decades
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...
Hawaii Makes It Illegal To Pay Disabled People Less Than Minimum Wage
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...
Southwest Airlines to Raise Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour to Attract and Retain Workers.
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...
Top Law Firm That Started Compensation Craze Puffs Chest, Looks At Camera, Says “And We’ll Do It Again”
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...
Google Publishes New Tool To Show Employees How Their Pay May Change For Moving Location
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...
Total Employee Compensation In U.S. Nearly $40 Per Hour On Average
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....
Brookshire Grocery Co. Invests Over $33M In Increasing Employee Compensation
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...
Retail Workers Are Quitting At Record Rates For Higher-Paying Work
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!"...