Summary - Compensation Administration and the Law

Recap

This module was designed to assist you in knowing how to review and update your programs on a regular basis to ensure legal compliance when initiating or making material changes to how you pay employees.

In this module we started by looking at compensation is a broad term that includes all the extrinsic and intrinsic rewards an employee receives as a result of employment.

We also looked at compensation administration programs are designed to provide competitive, equitable, and  legally compliant pay to all employees, through the use of salary structures and formal policies and procedures.

Many laws that impact compensation administration are constantly changing and we touched on a few that are current to the employment world today.

Resources 

Agencies and websites to keep handy are:

U.S. Dept. of Labor Links to an external site.

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations Links to an external site.

California Labor Commissioner Links to an external site.

Extended learning:

For more information on this topic and any other HR-related topics,  it is suggested you  contact:

SHRM Links to an external site. (Society of Human Resources Management)

Cal Chamber Links to an external site.

Next Concept HR Links to an external site. (formerly the Northern California Human Resources Association)

These are member-based organizations and most offer student memberships. 

Gregg Learning Links to an external site.  (powered by LighthouseOD Links to an external site.) continually updates its video library with relevant content designed to enhance HR professional development.

Looking Ahead

In the next few modules, we will look at specific employee classifications such as independent contractors and employees with different wage & hour exemptions as we move toward learning how there are many ways to view and pay employees.