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5 Best Employment Law Firms in 2022

HR Lineup

Employment law refers to labor law, which is set to protect employees’ rights from employers. For this reason, every employer needs legal advice from the best employment lawyers in order to stay abreast with employment law. Our List of Top Labour & Employment Law Firms 2022: 1.

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Employment Law Changes in Kenya

Global People Strategist

A similar bill was introduced in Portugal in November 2021 for all employers with 10 or more employees working under them. The bill primarily aims to amend the Employment Act of 2007 to introduce the employee’s right to ‘disconnect from the workplace’.

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Final Pay Penalties Are Not Wages for Federal Tax Purposes

HRWatchdog

“Because the meal and rest period payments are essentially additional compensation for the employee performing additional services during the period when the meal and rest periods should have been provided, it appears those payments would be wages for federal employment tax purposes.”. 4th 1094 (2007)).

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How to Keep Your HR Engine Running During Economic Slowdowns

Zenefits

One of the most devastating economic slumps was the 2007-2009 Great Recession. From recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, to retention and other HR verticals, all changes and their potential impacts must be fully explored prior to implementation. While the U.S.

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Vacation Pay Lawsuit Takes Excursion to Appellate Court and Back

HR Daily Advisor

“Chuck” was employed as an assistant state’s attorney by Winnebago County from February 1978 to October 2007. At the time he left his employment, he claimed he had not been paid for 526 hours of accrued but unused vacation time. as compensation for his unpaid and unused vacation time. Getting Away from It All.

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Jury Awards Taco Bell Workers Nearly a Half a Million in Meal and Rest Pay

HRWatchdog

If an employer fails to provide an employee a meal period, the employer must pay the employee one additional hour of pay at the employee’s regular rate of compensation (Labor Code, sec. Gail Cecchettini Whaley, CalChamber Employment Law Counsel/Content. This is often referred to as “premium pay.”. The jury agreed.

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An Introduction to Cafeteria Plans: Permitted Tax-Exempt and Taxable Benefits

HR Daily Advisor

In addition, highly compensated participants lose the Section 125 protection from taxation if the cafeteria plan fails certain nondiscrimination tests. This prohibition on benefits that defer the receipt of compensation is a long-standing requirement of Section 125. Any other benefit that does not defer the receipt of compensation.