Benefits Manager

Its been my experience that human resource professionals fall into one of two camps whether were talking about the executives in the home office or the managers working with employees day-to-day in the cubicle trenches.

Executives are facing moderate salary growth and tougher performance metrics in 2012, according to a recent survey from Pearl Meyer & Partners, an independent compensation consultant firm.

The amount an employee contributes to a SIMPLE IRA cannot exceed what amount for 2012?

Half of employers monitor employee Internet and email usage, an increase from 47 percent last year.

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether pharmaceutical sales representatives can bill their employers for overtime, a case that could affect the pay of tens of thousands of people.

Senate Democrats are advancing President Barack Obama's plan to cut every worker's payroll taxes in half next year paid for by a 3.25 percent tax surcharge on the very wealthy.

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland has approved an international settlement allowing the U.S. Department of Labor to recover $7,968,744 in back wages, fringe benefits and 401(k) plan assets on behalf of more than 2,000 security guards who were once employed by USProtect Corp.

Employment and income fraud are up 8.8 percent from third quarter 2010 and up 50 percent from third quarter 2009, according to a quarterly report by Interthinx.