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Human resource management is a very demanding but very significant activity. This paper describes various ways through which employees can be compensated suitably.

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This paper explains that, over the past decade, instead of buying land outright under the power of eminent domain as guaranteed under the Bill of Rights, the various levels of U.S. governments attempt to circumvent the requirement of paying compensation by requiring simply that property owners use their land in whatever manner the government wishes. The author points out that the Supreme Court has started to hold that regulation, just as with outright confiscation, may be subject to the constitutional requirement of just compensation. The paper reviews ways federal and state governments are beginning to correct this situation such as the Private Property Rights Act, introduced in the Senate by Idaho Republican Steve Symms.

From the Paper
"Chapter 337 of the Florida Statutes gives governmental entities the authority to exercise the power of eminent domain. Chapters 73 and 74 set forth the procedures which apply to eminent domain actions. For years, public agencies in Florida have conducted professional engineering studies, surveys and public hearings, with regard to any condemnation proceedings. Today this is changing, as they are now gathering information about specific properties, by appointing appraisers that work for the public agencies. It is being predicted by legal practitioners in Florida that at some given point in time, the public agencies are going to start giving owners a "120 day notice" of their intent to commence condemnation proceedings. Subsequent to this 120 day time frame, the owner will receive an "offer," and be left with two choices; accept the initial offer or negotiate for a better one.

Tags:regulation, compensation, supreme-court, florida, condemnation

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This paper looks at stock options and compensation packages and some of the problems raised as well as comments from those supporting this approach, noting the recent rule changes that will also change how employees are compensated with stock options, an addition to base pay and only one of the other means of pay that are used to motivate, recruit and reward.

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"Compensation packages are a means by which companies can achieve several different goals related to recruitment, retention, and motivation, among other things. Such packages are constituted in a variety of different ways, and one issue that has been raised is what role stock options should have and how effective they are in the compensation package. The question is also asked as to whether they serve the needs of the company and the employee alike or favor one over the other. In terms of the general issue, of compensation, Molvig (2005) states, Executive compensation never involves just one element. Boards must look at every piece of the package to determine if it furthers the goals of the CU and the executive (para. 1). Compensation is not the only element in recruitment and retention, however, and surveys show that while important, compensation is not necessarily the most important factor. "

Tags:stock, options, compensation

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The paper reveals that student athletes are not allowed to accept money from anyone, nor are they permitted to use their stature as national celebrities to bring themselves some additional income. The paper contends that it is not fair to the athletes they do not benefit from the revenue they help earn, they suffer from a constant risk of injury and they also do not have the time to work during the season, so their income opportunities are limited. The paper argues that in a multi-billion dollar industry, there should be some extra money to give to student athletes so that they can capitalize on the revenue that they themselves are generating.

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"Collegiate athletics are a growing commodity in the United States because of the fans' love of these sports. NCAA football and basketball are especially popular things and their television deals alone bring in millions of dollars per season. That being said, the athletes whose hard work is enjoyed by millions of fans and whose devotion to the sports is what brings the television deals in, are not being paid at all. They are not allowed to accept money from anyone, nor are they permitted to use their stature as national celebrities to being themselves some additional income. The NCAA owns these players and controls everything that they do until they graduate from college, which needs to change quickly because it is not fair to the athletes."

Tags:injury, income, revenue

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The paper relates that workers' compensation is especially significant because it represents the forefront of the welfare state. The paper then explains that workers' compensation legislation was introduced in opposition to the common law because of a no-fault system which made employers liable for compensation to victims irrespective of who was to blame but also gave employers protection from civil suits even in cases where they were negligent (Stritch 549). The paper discusses how workmen's compensation legislation finally evolved into a social policy institution which contends with more than "one million claims per year and which costs over $7 billion in benefits and administrative expenditures" (AWCBC 20).

Tags:workers, compensation, history

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This paper discusses the various aspects of compensation strategies and packages in the contemporary human resources strategy within business organizations. The aspect of compensation as it relates to performance and performance metric is discussed. This discussion is followed up with some observations regarding executive compensation strategies and the conclusion is made that compensation strategies are a vital component of an organization's overall corporate strategy.

Tags:business, compensation, strategies

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This paper explains the executive compensation policy of Rite Aid Corporation, a publicly traded company. The author contrasts the company's executive compensation policy with that of its chief competitor. The paper suggest several ways to enhance a company's policy to minimize agency conflict and maximize shareholder wealth.

From the Paper
"Rite Aid Corporation is a drug store chain. The stated objectives of its Compensation Committee are to support the achievement of desired company performance, to provide compensation and benefits that will attract and retain superior talent and reward performance and to fix a portion of executive compensation to the outcome of the Company's performance. The executive compensation program includes a base salary performance bonuses and long-term incentives in the form of stock options. Stock Appreciation Rights known as SARs stock-based awards and restricted stock awards ..."

Tags:executive compensation programs, Longs Drug Stores, Rite Aid Corporation, bonus, salary, short term incentives, long term incentives, compensation committee, variable compensation

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This paper details the history of compensating employees for work, including various approaches used today. The author details sales compensation as compared to different methods of paying employees. The writer states that different methods of compensation depend on the actual work being performed. The paper concludes by citing the important connection between employee compensation and employee motivation.

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"Although archaelogists do not know the first time that humans worked for compensation, the first salaried work necessitated an advanced society that had some type of barter system in place that allowed work to be exchanged for goods and services. In addition, the society needed to have organized employers that agreed on how much should be given for how much work. From this, most infer that the first salary would have been paid in a village or city during the Neolithic Revolution, sometime between 10,000 BC and 1,000 BC (Wikipedia)."

Tags:compensation, salary, workers, employee, motivation

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This paper is an executive summary on compensation, including total rewards systems, federal laws on compensation, and future trends in compensation and benefits. The paper includes definitions of pay (e.g. base pay, stock options, recognition).

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"The study of compensation has comprised an evaluation of total reward systems, relevant federal laws for compensation, and benefits and future trends in compensation. Each of these topics is integral to a complete understanding of compensation and benefits. According to Sandra O'Neal, writing in the ACA Journal, total reward systems promote improved business results and higher employee contributions, embracing everything that employees value in the employment relationship. Total rewards can be broken down into four categories; pay, benefits, learning and development and work environment. Pay includes..."

Tags:compensation, benefits, human resources, management, future trends, federal laws, total reward systems

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The paper discusses how free enterprise affects the overall business environment and specifically as it determines, or should determine, compensation strategies of organizations. Free enterprise is first examined as it relates to North America and to companies and corporations. This is followed by an in-depth analysis of organizational compensations strategies within the framework of free enterprise. The paper's conclusion is that executive level compensation strategies have been separated from free enterprise fundamentals and that this has led to corporate abuses of power.

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"This paper examines the role that the general economic theory, as contained in the concept of free enterprise (FE), plays in contemporary organizational compensation strategies. The question posed here asks if the concept of free enterprise has been completely discarded in organizational compensation strategies as managed through human resource departments and corporate strategy making bodies. The hypothesis is that while most employees are compensated based on what the FE market will support, most executive level compensation strategies are no longer dependent on the FE to determine appropriate levels."

Tags:compensation, freeenterprise, economics