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

PlanSource

We’re only a quarter through 2019 and employment law is already changing at a rapid pace, with an increasingly widespread commitment to greater pay equity, access to paid leave, and protection from harassment and discrimination. This salary level was set in 2004. Fair Labor Standards Act. What does this mean? Regular Rate.

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How Will California’s Fast Food Council Bill Affect QSRs Across the Country?

Zenefits

Passed by the legislature in August, the bill creates a Fast Food Council, with labor and management at the table, to set standards for wages, safety, security, and time off. On September 5, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 257, the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act, into law in California. Franchisees. Franchisors.

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Most Important Developments in HR for 12/6

GetFive

“Google is not a conventional company,” declared Sergey Brin and Larry Page as they took their firm public in 2004. “We Perhaps the two founders wanted to palm these problems off to someone else. We do not intend to become one.” Their creation remains unconventional in some ways, if not in others. The Economist.

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Two tough lessons on training

HRExecutive

The cases involve two trucking companies that got in trouble over sexual harassment of female trainees. After a female trainee charged the company with sexual harassment and the EEOC sued, the company in 2004 adopted a new procedure: women trainees were paired only with female trainers.

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Asia Argento: The Other Side of #MeToo

HR Daily Advisor

According to a recent New York Times report, just months after accusing Weinstein of rape, Argento agreed to pay $380,000 to Jimmy Bennett, an actor and musician, after he accused Argento of sexually assaulting him when he was underage. Argento has denied having a sexual relationship with Bennett, stating that it was merely a friendship.

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Valentine’s Day at Work: Cupid as Career Killer

Thrive Global

Negative results can include allegations of sexual assault, harassment, retaliation and emotional distress. Love Contracts & Legal Liability Workplace romance puts you and your employer at heightened risk for any alleged misconduct or unlawful actions, like sexual harassment.

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Price tag for training policy that led to sex discrimination in hiring: $3.1 million

HR Morning

A new lesson in hiring from the EEOC: You can’t get away with discriminating against a specific group of applicants by improperly structuring your training program. . New Prime Trucking, Inc., one of the nation’s largest trucking companies, will pay over $3.1 New Prime Trucking, Inc.,