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From Marijuana To #MeToo—Top Employment Law Updates For 2019

PlanSource

This article is a recap of a recent webinar featuring Kate Bischoff from tHRive Law & Consulting. Employment law changes tend to come in waves, driven by public perceptions of what’s fair for workers. This salary level was set in 2004. Fair Labor Standards Act. Marijuana.

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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. Proctor Hosp.

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Public Employees Who Volunteer: Do You Know the Rules Under the FLSA?

HR Daily Advisor

Unlike private employers, public and not-for-profit employers can allow their employees to volunteer their services to the employer as long as they are doing it for “civic, charitable, or humanitarian reasons.”. is a Legal Editor for BLR’s human resources and employment law publications. Prince, J.D.,

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How FLSA Public Employer and Employee Coverage Differs from Private

HR Daily Advisor

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) defines an employer to include “any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee,” including a public agency. Unlike most other federal employment laws, employers do not need to employ a threshold number of employees to be covered.

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Paying Police and Firefighters: Serving the Public and Our Workplaces

HR Daily Advisor

According to DOL Fact Sheet #8: Law Enforcement and Fire Protection Employees Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) , fire protection personnel include firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, rescue workers, ambulance personnel, or hazardous materials workers who: are trained in fire suppression. Prince, J.D.,

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Is addiction a disability under the ADA?

Business Management Daily

Instead, it encourages courts to focus on whether employers have “complied with their obligations and whether discrimination has occurred. The ADA requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabling conditions. Many heavy drinkers may meet that test. MAT Therapy.

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Salaried Employees Can Be Exempt or Nonexempt—Clearing the Confusion

HR Daily Advisor

However, FLSA regulations exempt certain salaried employees from the overtime pay laws if: The employees are paid on a “salary basis” and receive at least a prescribed minimum salary; and. They meet special duty criteria established by the U.S. is a Legal Editor for BLR’s human resources and employment law publications.