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Another City Tackles Paid Sick Days

HRExecutive

According to the National Partnership for Women & Families , San Francisco became the first locality in the nation to guarantee access to earned paid sick days in 2006. In 2011, the Connecticut legislature became the first in the nation to pass a statewide paid sick days law, and Seattle became the fourth city, with Portland, Ore.,

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Case for Consistency: Treatment of Manager Prevents Dismissal of Age Bias Claim

HR Daily Advisor

He received individual scores indicating he was not meeting performance expectations in 2006, 2008, and 2014, although his supervisor acknowledged that managers, including himself, had good and bad years. The company provided him additional compensation for his performance without mentioning “sales” or “sales performance.”

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DOL agrees to pay $7M to settle claim it didn’t pay OT to thousands of workers

HR Morning

In 2006, the union filed a collective action grievance against the agency, claiming employees were being forced to work overtime without being properly compensated. This included the failure to provide compensation for “off the clock” work and “induced overtime.”. We will not stand by and let our workers get shortchanged.”.

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Can You Refuse to Hire Someone for Speaking Out Against Discrimination?

HR Daily Advisor

The Washington Supreme Court recently held that job applicants have a claim under the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD) when a prospective employer refuses to hire them in retaliation for their opposition to discrimination by a different employer. Difference from Workers’ Compensation Retaliation Protection.

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Laws And Regulations Every HR Professional Should Know In 2023

Empuls

Overtime regulations Labor laws have become stringent around overtime payments. These changes emphasize the necessity of keeping meticulous records and ensuring that non-exempt employees are compensated for their extra hours of work. Benefits and compensation 1.

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Undocumented Workers are Entitled to Limited Workers’ Comp Benefits

HR Daily Advisor

It may come as a surprise to some employers, but undocumented workers who are injured on the job are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, at least in New Mexico. However, there’s an important exception that applies to all employers. In the following case, that saved the employer $144,000 in benefits.

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Wage Violations: Massachusetts Employer Facing Lawsuit Can’t Hide Under the Table

HR Daily Advisor

Employers are prohibited from terminating employees for asserting a legally guaranteed right, refusing to do what the law forbids, or reporting certain violations of the law. In fact, in a 2006 case, Scalli v. and an editor of Massachusetts Employment Law Letter. Wrongful discharge claim proceeds.