Insightful blog posts about compensation strategy, pay equity, and other compensation related information.
Credit Union HR challenges and how to address them
By Audra Hedberg, PHR, PHRca, Vice President of Services [...]
HR planning in mergers and acquisitions
By Trüpp When an organization goes through a merger [...]
How can employers prepare for pay transparency laws?
By Trüpp Visit a job postings site like Indeed [...]
Oregon minimum wage increase effective July 01, 2022
The final minimum wage increases from Senate Bill 1532 [...]
How to hire a compensation professional
By Jean Roque, President + Founder at Trüpp Compensation [...]
8 factors that contribute to base pay
Trupp HR. Although determining an employee’s base pay may [...]
2022 Minimum wage increases
Many states and municipalities will have an increase to [...]
3 Strategies for hiring during the great resignation
By Jean Roque, President + Founder at Trüpp A [...]
Pay differentials for remote employees
By Trüpp’s Compensation Team The trend toward remote work [...]
Oregon minimum wage has increased, effective July 01, 2021
Senate Bill 1532, passed in 2016, set in motion [...]
The Trend in Pay Equity Laws
Recent events have turned a spotlight on equality across the [...]
Dealing with uncomfortable employee pay conversations
By Jean Roque, President at Trüpp Employee pay can be [...]
Why do you need a compensation strategy?
By Jean Roque, President at Trüpp When a company [...]
States with minimum wage increases on July 1, 2020
Effective July 01, 2020, many states and municipalities will [...]
Oregon minimum wage increases July 01, 2020
Senate Bill 1532, passed in 2016, set in motion [...]
What should we do if employees are asking for hazard pay?
By Audra Hedberg, PHR, PHRca, SHRM-CP, Senior Compliance Consultant at [...]
What do I need to know about the new W-4 form?
By Trüpp's Shared Services Team. As we mentioned in [...]
WA raises exempt salary minimum above federal FLSA requirement
By Audra Hedberg, HR Compliance Consultant, Trüpp. Washington state [...]
Is your organization misclassifying exempt employees?
By Audra Hedberg, HR Compliance Consultant, Trüpp. Misclassification of [...]
Understanding the salary ripple effect of new overtime rules
By Jean Roque, President, Trüpp. [...]
Is the absence of a compensation strategy sending you in the wrong direction?
By Jean Roque, President, Trüpp. Updated for 2019. Navigating employee [...]
Why inconsistent pay practices are damaging to your business
By Jessica Spellins, Trüpp. When making compensation decisions, you’ve [...]
Prepare for pay equity
By Demi Hanes, Trüpp. Pay equity laws are going [...]
3 Reasons why it may be time to update your compensation program
By Calvin Gower, Trüpp. An organization’s compensation program is [...]
Washington State Expands Equal Pay Law
By Calvin Gower, Trüpp. Additional requirements will be added to [...]
How the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team is Playing Their Part in Pay Equity
By Calvin Gower, Trüpp. A couple years back, the U.S. [...]
How to write a job description
By Kate Reichert, Compensation Consultant, Trüpp. When writing a job [...]
Why are job descriptions such a big deal?
By Kate Reichert, Compensation Consultant, Trüpp. Job descriptions tend to [...]
How you can commit your company to equal pay
By Calvin Gower, Trüpp. Like many employers, you may [...]
What is the Oregon Pay Equity law?
By Michael White, HR Outsourcing Manager, Trüpp.The Oregon Pay Equity [...]
How to handle final paychecks in Oregon
By Sally Padrow, HR Business Partner, Trüpp. Employee separations have [...]
Title deflation and the new pay equity laws
By Kate Reichert, HR Business Partner & Compensation Specialist, Trüpp. [...]
What do I do when an employee tells me they are paid below market and they want a raise?
By Kate Reichert, HR Business Partner & Compensation Specialist, Trüpp. [...]
Trüpp Launches Pay Equity Services
Portland, Oregon – September 28, 2017 – Trupp HR, Inc. is pleased [...]
Will negotiating pay and benefits become obsolete with incoming pay equity legislation?
By Kate Reichert, Trüpp. Imagine a world without salary negotiations [...]
Oregon pay equity bill passes
By Calvin Gower, Trüpp. The Oregon Equal Pay Act of [...]
The trend of banning salary history questions continues
By Calvin Gower, Trüpp. Whether it should be legal [...]
Should it be illegal to ask about an applicant’s salary history?
By Jean Roque, President, Trupp HR. Many think so. On September [...]
Is your business prepared for minimum wage increases?
As increases to federal, state, and local minimum wages [...]
Game Winning Strategies for 2015
The perfect storm will be converging on employers this year—a [...]
Is it Time to Give Your Employees a Raise?
By Jean Roque, President, Trupp HR. "Employee turnover is expected [...]
Differentiate Your Business with a Total Rewards Statement
By Calvin Gower, Marketing Assistant, Trupp HR. Every successful business [...]
What’s preventing you from getting and keeping the best employees?
By Jean Roque, Trupp HR. If your company is like [...]
Compensation and Employee Communications
By Jenny Sherman, Trupp HR. Once an organization has established [...]
Portland City Council Passes Protected Sick Time Law
By Tom Faricy, SPHR, Trupp HR. On March 13, 2013, [...]
Does increased pay lead to increased performance?
By Jean Roque, President, Trupp HR. Looking ahead to the [...]