NewsBrief

July 2016

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Final Minimum Wage Rules Filed by BOLI

On June 15, 2016, BOLI filed its final minimum wage rules. The primary subject of both the proposed and final rules is how to determine an employer's location for purposes of the new minimum wage law. As a reminder ... Read on.

Five Things You May Not Know About Park Kitchen - Featured Member

How much do you tip when you go out to eat? Let me introduce you to one of the first Portland-area restaurants to embrace the gratuity-free concept. Did you know ... Read on.

Hot Compliance Question

Question: Our company uses PTO to satisfy our Oregon Sick Leave obligations. We have an employee who has accrued 8 hours of PTO so far this year, and they have already used all of that time. He has now missed 4 consecutive days (32 hours) this week. What are our options? Answer.

Tips for HR Ninjas:
Engaged = Productive

Did you know that less than two years ago, only a third of employees were engaged in their job? Here are a few simple ideas to improve employee engagement, and boost morale ... Read on.

OFCCP Issues Final Sex Discrimination Rule

On June 14, 2016, OFCCP issued its final rule about sex discrimination for federal contractors. While these rules apply only to federal contractors with a contract or contracts of more than $10,000, the discriminatory and best practices found within are applicable in most situations ... Read on.

OFCCP Revises Veteran Hiring Benchmark

The OFCCP recently announced that Affirmative Action Plans with plan dates after March 4, 2016 may adopt a veteran hiring benchmark of 6.9%. This benchmark is lower than the previous minimum ... Read on.

Four Reasons Why Employers Need to Establish Formal Compensation Practices

Businesses run effectively when structures, policies, and processes are established and adhered to. This standard also holds true for compensation. An established compensation structure serves as the foundation for all compensation decisions by ... Read on.

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

The most recent update to the Consumer Price Index data for Pacific Cities and U.S. City average was June 16, 2016 for May data.
View CPI table.

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Worried About Wage Compression?

Concerns are growing over the new minimum wage and overtime requirements, and their ability to cause wage compression.

Let Cascade help you:

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Compare minimum wage increases to your pay grades
Plan how to best address the impact on your business

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