June 10, 2014
FTC Wins Case Against Online Payday Loan Companies that Deceived Borrowers
A group of payday loan companies being sued by the Federal Trade Commission is liable for deceiving borrowers, a judge has ruled.
June 4, 2014
Paycom Adds Push Reporting Feature
Paycom, which makes cloud-based payroll and human resources systems, has added a new Push Reporting feature to its payroll system. The feature is meant to increase the quality, speed and efficiency in which human resource executives can populate, produce and analyze employee data generated reports.
June 3, 2014
Seattle Passes $15 Minimum Wage
The Seattle City Council Monday unanimously approved a $15 minimum wage, creating a path over the next seven years to provide the city's lowest-paid workers the nation's highest minimum wage.
May 26, 2014
Worker at Texas Subway Sues Over Payroll Debit Card
Jake Branson earns $7.25 an hour making sandwiches at a Subway in Leander, Texas, a suburb of Austin. Those wages used to come in the form of a paper check. Starting last month, though, he began receiving his pay on a prepaid Visa card. Most of it, that is.
May 26, 2014
Bay Area Workers Pushing for $15 Minimum Wage
At $10.74 an hour, San Francisco already has the nation's highest big city minimum wage. But it could soon have company, as labor and community activists in cities from Richmond to Sunnyvale push wage increases that could turn the Bay Area into a high-wage hub.
May 22, 2014
4 in 10 Workers Don’t Use All Their Vacation Days
As summer approaches, employees are busy planning long-awaited vacations. But a new Robert Half survey shows 39 percent of workers won't use all the paid vacation time they're given. The reasons: 38 percent are saving days in case they need them later, while 30 percent fear falling behind at work.
May 20, 2014
Workers Cite Internal Factors as Cause of Financial Stress
Financial stress among employees increased significantly in 2013 as more people cited internal factors as the cause of their stress, according to a recent survey.
May 20, 2014
The Best States for Military Retirees
Retirement is typically viewed as the end of the line – a time for rest, relaxation and the pursuit of interests long ago put on the back burner. But the narrative is far different for military retirees.
May 15, 2014
Which States Have the Best 401(k) Growth?
Which states have the best 401(k) plans? That question isn't usually tied to geography, but financial advisory firm Judy Diamond Associates has found some key differences and benefits based on location.
May 15, 2014
Mitt Romney Supports Minimum Wage Increase
Former presidential candidate and Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney said last week that he supports an increase in the minimum wage, in stark contrast to many in his party.
May 8, 2014
New College Grads See Higher Starting Salaries
The average starting salary for new college graduates earning bachelor’s degrees has increased 1.2 percent over last year, according to a new report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).
May 8, 2014
IRS Releases 2014 Form W-2
The IRS recently released new tax forms for Tax Year 2014, for which individuals will file by April 15, 2015.