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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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Can Employers Make Direct Deposit Mandatory?

Paycor

Like most things in HR, it all depends on the employment law in your state and the classification of employees. Covered employers. All employers except those in the farming, sawmill, and turpentine industries. All employers. All employers. All employers. All employers under various statutes.

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Are Commissioned California Employees Entitled to Separate Pay for Rest Periods?

HR Daily Advisor

and Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) Wage Order 7, failed to pay all wages owed upon termination under Section 203, and committed unfair business practices. The court found Safeway’s compensation system violated California law because the drivers weren’t separately compensated for their rest periods. Osmose, Inc.,

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How an Increasing Contingent Workforce Impacts Company Culture

Compensation Cafe

As this Politico article summarized: “From 2005 to 2015, according to the best available estimate , the number of people in alternative work arrangements grew by 9 million and now represents roughly 16 percent of all U.S. I’m fairly sure nobody reading this blog is surprised at the increasing numbers in the contingent workforce.

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Sexual Harassment Prevention: The Easiest Thing to Teach and the Hardest Thing to Accomplish

HR Daily Advisor

Industry sources speculate that one key motive in axing O’Reilly was Fox’s desire to merge with Europe’s Sky News amid concerns that his alleged behavior might cause regulators to impede that deal. .” Bill Cosby’s roofie romances were well-documented and widely publicized in 2005, and nobody cared.

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Maybe You Should Just Offer Reasonable Bereavement

Evil HR Lady

And just as an amusing side note, right after I posted the above, I got an e-mail from a former coworker asking me a question about a termination in 2005. November 09, 2010 9:51 PM Suzanne Lucas said. And you know what? I answered the question and no one even had to die for me to do so. Because I'm nice and so are most people.

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Men Need Not Apply?

HRExecutive

Brought on behalf of male Ruby Tuesday employees Andrew Herrera and Joshua Bell, the suit claims an internal Ruby Tuesday job posting violated equal opportunity employment laws from the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1991. Herrera—a Ruby Tuesday employee since 2005 in Corvallis, Ore.—was That’s the message Ruby Tuesday Inc.