Nonprofits Can Avoid IRS Scrutiny – Pay and Report Correctly
The IRS wants nonprofitsto comply with rules and regulations for tax exempt organizations, particularly onexecutive compensation and employment-related payments. Enforcement efforts, as reported in the...
View ArticleExecutive Compensation: Say-on-Pay
This week the SEC approved the non-binding say-on-pay rule. This is one component of the executive compensation provision of the Dodd Frank Act, a comprehensive financial regulatory reform enacted due...
View ArticleUnions Impact Wages, But How Much?
While unions have a significant impact on wages as well as overall compensation and benefit levels, the size of the impact is influenced by occupation, industry, employer size, and geographic region....
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As Cash Bonuses Decline is Total Compensation Reduced
Wall Street firms cash bonuses (includes cash incentives) have swiftly declined since 2006 as reported by NYC Comptroller, Tom DiNapoli, over past few years through press releases: Although cash...
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Emerging Jobs and Salary Levels in the Health Care Industry
What salary levels can be expected for key jobs in the health care industry? Since the health care industry is going through transformation due to legislative reform, as well as increased merger and...
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New Orleans after the Oil Spill and Katrina: Salary Levels for the Fishing...
It is timely to look at the April 2011 salary levels of representative jobs in two industries most affected in New Orleans by the Oil Spill in 2010 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005: Commercial Fishing and...
View ArticleThe Merits of Merit Pay for Teachers
The merits of merit pay for teachers should be discussed by experts on merit pay and pay for performance. Politicians, parents and other interested parties all have a lot to say about the topic, but...
View ArticleWhat Is an Industry Code and How Should It Be Used for Benchmarking?
Many people today don’t really know what their actual industry is. The answer is important because pay varies by industry, and most pay surveys are industry-specific. Industry categories do exist to...
View ArticleHow to Get a Raise: Examining, Researching and Explaining Your Worth
Even in a challenging economy, competitive companies strive to retain talent and avoid costs associated with training new replacements. While benefits and workplace rewards are an important factor in...
View ArticleStudent Loan Debt Hits $1 Trillion
A new high-water mark for outstanding student loan debt has washed over the heads of young people looking to establish careers and older workers seeking retraining. According to a study conducted by...
View ArticleStudent Loan Debt: The College Catch-22
Recent findings that student loan debt has topped $1 trillion have raised eyebrows for more than just young people with high monthly payments while suffering in the labor market. Economists,...
View ArticleThe Distribution of Student Loan Debt
While the topic of student loan debt has centered on recent graduates entering the workforce, the analytic lens has also focused on other groups repaying educational loans, including parents, graduate...
View ArticleStarting Salaries Up for New Grads
Landing a job after graduation is tough. On the bright side, 2012 college grads with a bachelor’s degree may find themselves with starting salaries higher than their 2011 peers. On average, starting...
View ArticleJob Growth Slows in May
Job growth in the U.S. has slowed considerably since the first quarter. In May, nonfarm payrolls grew by 69,000, following similar lackluster growth of 77,000 the previous month, as reported today by...
View ArticleBack to School: Is That College Degree Worth the Debt?
News from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York indicates that debt from student loans rose 1.1% to $914 billion in the second quarter of 2012. The loans, taken out by students and/or their parents and...
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