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Are Full-Time Employees of Staffing Companies Exempt? It Depends

HR Daily Advisor

All three plaintiffs worked in-house at the company’s Troy, Michigan office, and all regularly put in 50+ hours of work each week. The court looked at two particular jobs performed at Randstad, Account Manager and Staffing Consultant. Staffing Employees Worked Long Hours. Marketing tasks, including mailing out materials.

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Changes to the DIFC Employment Law in the UAE

Global People Strategist

As of June 2019, the Dubai International Finance Centre announced a new law to replace the existing employment law that has been in practice since 2005. The DIFC Law 2 includes changes made for a variety of employment conditions, including part time employment and probationary periods.

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That time when Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett upheld a plaintiff’s $300K discrimination win

The Employer Handbook

Welcome back to “ Amy Coney Barrett Week” at The Employer Handbook. I’m devoting five blog posts to some of her most significant employment law decisions so that, maybe, we can read the tea leaves to see how she may rule from the Supreme Court bench if the Senate confirms her nomination. Plaintiff wins!

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The Gig Economy: Distraction from a Real Problem or Disruption to the System?

TalentCulture

In fact, a recent study showed the number of Americans benefiting from alternative work arrangements rose by nearly 10 million between 2005 and 2015. In fact, of the nearly nine-million-plus new jobs created in America since 2005, nearly all of them have been “gig economy” style employment.

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CBO Releases Analysis of Senate Healthcare Bill

HR Daily Advisor

Jennifer Carsen, JD, is a Senior Legal Editor for BLR’s human resources and employment law publications, focusing on benefits compliance. Before joining CER in 2005, Ms. Carsen was a Legal Editor at CCH, Inc. and practiced in the Labor & Employment Department at Sidley & Austin, LLP in Chicago.

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Senate Issues Revised Version of ACA Repeal-and-Replace Bill

HR Daily Advisor

Jennifer Carsen, JD, is a Senior Legal Editor for BLR’s human resources and employment law publications, focusing on benefits compliance. Before joining CER in 2005, Ms. Carsen was a Legal Editor at CCH, Inc. and practiced in the Labor & Employment Department at Sidley & Austin, LLP in Chicago.

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Are Workplace Wellness Programs a Waste of Time and Money?

HR Daily Advisor

Jennifer Carsen, JD, is a Senior Legal Editor for BLR’s human resources and employment law publications, focusing on benefits compliance. Before joining CER in 2005, Ms. Carsen was a Legal Editor at CCH, Inc. and practiced in the Labor & Employment Department at Sidley & Austin, LLP in Chicago.