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

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Staffing Employees Worked Long Hours. All three plaintiffs worked in-house at the company’s Troy, Michigan office, and all regularly put in 50+ hours of work each week. Their individual duties varied, but collectively included: Recruiting for positions, both temporary and permanent. Marketing tasks, including mailing out materials.

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Are paralegals entitled to overtime under the FLSA? Probably.

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The class was essentially a primer on the basics of employment law, during which I emphasized both the types of claims on which paralegals may assist clients, and the employment-law issues that the audience may encounter for themselvesat work. The FLSA requires that employees receive minimum wage of not less than $7.25

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

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Two former sales associates, “Dwight” and “Michael,” filed a class action lawsuit against their former employer, Stoneledge Furniture, LLC, alleging the company’s commission pay plan didn’t comply with California law. per hour in commissions in any pay period, Stoneledge paid him a draw against future advanced commissions.

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Clean Off Your Desk Day Second Monday of January #CleanOffYourDeskDay Schedule five minutes at the end of every day to put away papers and freshen up your desk for the next time you sit down. The holiday was created in 2005 by NationalHatDay.com After months of planning, the day is finally here for hats to be celebrated on a global scale!