Uber Drivers Continue to Remain Independent Contractors
Ride-sharing service Uber has agreed to make several policy concessions and compensate up to $100M to settle a pair of class-action lawsuits in Massachusetts and Califor...
Facebook Celebrates ‘Gender Wage Equality’ on Equal Pay Day
Equal Pay Day is an annual event in the form of a holiday to celebrate the rights of women to earn the equal wage as compared to men. The National Committee on Pay Equity...
Uber Drivers are Independent Contractors or Employees?
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick may have taken a breath of relief as his company received a major break by the court. The U.S. Court of Appeal for the 9th Circuit has offered a ...
The Gender Wage Gap in ‘Male-Dominated’ Corporate World
It’s quite clear that the worldwide debate revolving around the gender wage gap is far from over. It arrives as no surprise that the primary reason why young women choo...
Minimum Wage Agreement Brings Joy to American Workers
The legislature of California has approved the highest minimum wage based on the state level. SB-3 is approved by the Assembly and State Senate. This means that by 2022, ...
Tyson Foods’ Case is a Strong Compensation Lesson for Employers
It arrives as no secret that most of the organizations, especially the ones that are publicly-traded, consider safeguarding the bottom line as a matter of highest priorit...
Dear Employers, Incentives Can Do Wonders
Providing incentives to your employees can be considered as the correct approach to boost motivation? Yes, why not? In fact, incentives are one of the significant links ...
Is Transparent Pay Good for you?
Would it be alright if everyone knew the amount that you are earning? Not just your boss, or your partner, or just close friends, everyone, including friends of friends a...
Is Performance based Pay suitable for your company?
Over the years, countless companies have attempted to implement performance based pay for the employees, but very few have succeeded with the program. Other companies hav...
28 Year Old Copyright Dispute Comes to an End!
Have you ever wondered why birthdays celebrated on films or TVs are hardly accompanied by a version of world-famous tune ‘Happy Birthday to You’? The reason behind th...
Employers’ Guide to Managing Compensation Claims
Usually on The HR Digest, we talk about the direct and indirect form of compensation and its multitude of types ranging from salaries to bonuses. This article is an intr...
Expected laws for Employee Compliance in 2016
It’s a new year, and it’s time for change. But when it comes to Employee Compliance in 2016, we do not expect much change. Except the laws and regulations for federal...
Remote Employee Policies can put you in a tight spot, Beware!
Remote employee policies, does that sound familiar? People these days are jumping on this bandwagon of remote work policies so fast. Everyone has read about trends of rem...
Apple Sued again with a $5 Million Lawsuit!
Apple has been slapped again with a $5 Million class- action lawsuit, which claims that Apple failed to warn users appropriately about its new feature Wi-Fi Assist. The n...
Starbucks and Fiat Slapped with Tax Repayments of Euros in Millions!
Two of the biggest corporate giants Starbucks and Fiat have been slapped with Euros in millions as a tax repayment when EU issued a milestone decision this week on the av...
Dear Employees, Smaller Organizations too offer bigger benefits!
When it comes to employee benefits, ‘WE’ as an employee always fantasize bigger organizations like Facebook, Microsoft, and Google. In a very similar manner, for ‘E...
