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Compensable working time : FLSA :: Disability : Pre-2009 ADA

Ohio Employer's Law

Today, I am going to propose an employment-law, wage-and-hour analogy. It goes like this: Compensable working time : FLSA :: Disability : Pre-2009 ADA What does this mean (and how dare I make you think about your SATs for the first time in forever)? Remember “dog : bark :: cat : meow”? In the Pennsylvania case ( Bonds v.

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Stock Options Are Not “Wages” in California

HRWatchdog

In startup businesses, it’s not uncommon for employees to accept less cash compensation in exchange for stock options — the option to buy the company stock at a predetermined exercise price. In the future, if the stock’s value exceeds the exercise price, the individual can buy the stock at the lower price for a profitable investment.

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Employment and Labor Law in Australia

Global People Strategist

Fair Work Act 2009. All Australian nationals and foreign workers are entitled to basic rights and protections under the Fair Work Act of 2009. Under this Act, a Fair Work Commission was formed to oversee the enforcement of workplace laws and bring unlawful practices at the workplace to the government’s attention.

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How to Turn Pay Secrecy Obstacles Into Pay Transparency Opportunities

ExactHire

Just as recently, I learned about the passage of a new employment law in the state of Massachusetts that bans employers from inquiring about an applicant’s salary history prior to offering the individual a job. Essentially, gut counts for something. It is slated to be effective in July of 2018.

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Wrongful Termination: Here’s How To Fix It

HR Digest

Labour Law On Wrongful Termination . The Fair Work Act 2009, section 772, states that employers cannot terminate your contract of employment for having health issues that prevent you from working, not participating in a trade union, being under a protected class(race, gender, etc), or participating in union activities outside working hours.

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3rd Circuit: Employees Entitled to Pay for Short Breaks During Day

HR Daily Advisor

” Under the program, employees could log off their computers during the workday at any time, for any reason, and for any duration. In June 2009, the DOL commenced a multiyear investigation of Progressive’s break policy. 785.18, a regulation that states that breaks of 20 minutes or less are compensable. Future Sys.,

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Understanding and preventing wage theft in your organization

Business Management Daily

When employees put in a hard day’s work for their employer, they expect fair compensation for every hour they spend on the clock. There are countless cases of employers altering employee paychecks, failing to pay back wages, and withholding final wages — which are all forms of wage theft. per hour as of July 24th, 2009).