Richardson Compensation Consulting

05/27/2026

The World Economic Forum’s 2025 Future of Jobs Report estimated that nearly 40% of core job skills will change over the next few years, reinforcing the urgency to rethink how work itself is structured...not just how roles are counted. Despite gloomy assessments, it's estimated that AI is far more likely to change jobs than replace them.

Need to discuss your job architecture to ensure that the work, scope, complexity, and accountability of your jobs align with your needs in the age of AI? Richardson Compensation Consulting can help.

Many organizations are restructuring their roles faster than they are evaluating the work. Such moves can spawn significant business risk.

07/29/2025

https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/benefits-compensation/employer-salary-increase-predictions-2026

Most organizations expect pay raises to remain steady in 2026, but some employers are preparing for a decline given economic concerns.

02/18/2025

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Stay compliant with federal and state laws by ensuring your tipped workers make at least the minimum wage, accounting for threshold cash wages and tip credits.

02/12/2025

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Inflation is continuing its stubborn streak, with new data finding that annual inflation rose more than expected during the first month of the year.

11/15/2024

US District Court in Texas Sets Aside Overtime Rule

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Biden administration’s overtime rule on Nov. 15.

10/29/2024

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A U.S. census report showed the women-to-men earnings ratio dropped by 1.3 percentage points, the biggest decline since 2003.

08/14/2024

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Payscale’s new Salary Budget Survey found that U.S. employers are planning for 3.5% pay raises on average next year—a dip from the past couple of years—due to a cooling labor market.

07/24/2024

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As inflation and the job market continue to cool down from their previous red-hot pace, U.S. employers are giving more conservative pay raises in 2024—and they expect to go even lower in 2025, according to new reports.

04/24/2024

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The Department of Labor has increased the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA's) annual salary-level threshold from $35,568 to $58,656 as of Jan. 1, 2025. Employees making less than the salary-level threshold, such as hourly workers, can be eligible for overtime if they work enough hours.

04/22/2024

A big hike in the reservation wage indicates that employers will want to adjust their compensation strategies to ensure they can recruit and retain talent.