| Established salary structures aren't mandatory.  There is no law that  requiring them, but they serve many useful purposes.  Having salary  ranges in place can ensure that salary decisions, from new hires to  promotions, are made with objective and consistent rules and  parameters.  They provide at least a first line of defense against  salary discrimination, intentional or otherwise, by ensuring that  employees performing the same job are granted the same salary  opportunity.    
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                    | Top Stories: Lodging & Gaming
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| Loyalty Points Are No Trade Off for Housekeeping
 Traveling for work puts me up close and personal with a wide variety of hotels, but even though I love dabbling in the luxury segment, the wallet just isn't fat enough to make that a year-round thing. Instead, I opt for business-oriented properties, often downtown or near a convention center, and shrewdly designed for the harried guest.
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Scoring the NFL's Impact on the Hotel Industry
 
The hotel impact of NFL games depends on various factors, including the day of the week and the teams involved. This led to the idea of connecting hotel performance data with NFL schedules to see what we would find. We matched up every NFL game since 2008 with the respective home city to determine their impacts on the local hotels.(Hotel News Now)  Read the complete article
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| Expanding Legal Sports Betting Would Generate $11.9B in Revenue
Extending legalized sports betting beyond Nevada and other states where it is currently lawful would create nearly $12 billion in gross gaming revenue in the U.S., says a new report from a global gaming analyst.(LasVegas Sun)  Read the complete article
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| Top Stories: Human Resources
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| 'Human Resources' Just Doesn't Tell You What HR Really Does
Here's a simple truth. Human resources is an outdated term. The HR director or HR coordinator no longer just focuses on hiring and firing employees and making sure the company is in compliance with benefits and payroll.(Entrepreneur)  Read the complete article
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| Office Space: Better Get Ready for the December 1 Deadline
(Business Weekly)  Read the complete article| The Department of   Labor issued recent changes that could substantially impact your business.   Are you ready? The Final Rule becomes effective Dec. 1, and it includes   increasing the current $455 weekly minimum salary required for employees to   qualify for white-collar exemptions to the minimum wage and overtime   requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA. The new salary   basis will be $913 weekly. | 
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| Additional Time Off Resulted in Worker Gains in Three Areas
(HR Morning)  Read the complete articleSure, you know there are personal benefits to getting rest and relaxation - like less stress and fatigue. Now here's some compelling proof there are also measurable business benefits to getting your employees to take some R&R time.   |