Employees Discussing Salaries: Can You Legally Prevent it?
Generally speaking, employers may not like the idea of their employees discussing salaries with one another. It could lead to some employees feeling they aren’t being paid fairly, or cause resentment if they feel other employees are being overcompensated....Social Security Wage Base for 2016
Yesterday the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that the Social Security wage base for 2016 will remain the same as 2015 – $118,500. Two other items remain unchanged from this year: all covered wages are still subject to the 1.45% Medicare tax, and...
Asking Applicants About Disabilities
Q: We received an application from someone who has worked for our grocery store in the past. A few of our current employees tell me that this applicant has been in and out of the hospital lately due to severe back pain. Is this something we can ask him about during...

