These notes explain the figures and rules behind the TrueStep HR calculators and kits: how each number is estimated and what the federal rules require, with the sources laid out so you can check them. They give general information for planning, not legal or tax advice.
What it costs to replace someone across the full cycle, and how far the figure swings by role.
Read the note ›The standard cost-per-hire formula, what belongs in it, and the published benchmarks.
Read the note ›How unplanned absence adds up beyond the missed day, and the rates the research supports.
Read the note ›Why an employee costs well above base pay once taxes and benefits are counted.
Read the note ›How compa ratio and range penetration read a salary against its pay band.
Read the note ›The federal salary threshold for exempt status and the duties that go with it.
Read the note ›Which states require pay ranges in job postings, and what each rule asks for.
Read the note ›The four tests an employee must meet before FMLA leave applies.
Read the note ›How long federal law requires you to keep common employment records.
Read the note ›The federal workplace notices most employers are required to display.
Read the note ›How the four-fifths rule screens a selection process for adverse impact.
Read the note ›What a valid age-related release requires for workers age 40 and over.
Read the note ›When the federal WARN Act requires 60 days of notice before a layoff or closing.
Read the note ›What at-will employment does and does not allow, including the Section 7 limits.
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