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Crimcheck Technologies and Avionté Announce Strategic Partnership and Integrated Solutions that Improve Staffing Productivity

Crimcheck | Pre-Employment & Background Check Information

The first is failing to provide employees with a disclosure as a “stand-alone document”. The FSLA defines “off the clock” time as any work that is scheduled outside normal working hours. The mistake that HR commonly makes is failing to redefine “ off the clock ” time in the context of flexible workplace schedules.

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Stop Spying on Social Media

HRExecutive

In 2013, a judge ruled that Pier Sixty had violated the National Labor Relations Act by discharging Perez in retaliation for protected activity. Protected activity is defined as two or more employees who are acting together to improve issues such as wages, hours and working conditions. He has since been rehired.)

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5 Legal HR Mistakes Which Can Prove Very Costly

Crimcheck | Pre-Employment & Background Check Information

The first is failing to provide employees with a disclosure as a “stand-alone document”. The FSLA defines “off the clock” time as any work that is scheduled outside normal working hours. The mistake which HRs make is failing to redefine “ off the clock ” time in the context of flexible workplace schedules.

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Laws And Regulations Every HR Professional Should Know In 2023

Empuls

Minimum wage updates The conversation about the minimum wage is not new, but the importance of keeping updated with changes to the minimum wage laws cannot be overstated. Jurisdictions across the globe are continuously revising minimum wage standards to ensure workers can earn a livable income. Changes in labor laws 1.

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As a social-media-nerd employment lawyer, this one has me shakin’ my head.

The Employer Handbook

Case in point , a Fair Labor Standards Act matter where the issue was whether the plaintiff was exempt from the Act’s minimum wage and overtime requirements under the administrative exemption. LinkedIn was founded over 10 years ago. If you’re reading this and you are not familiar with LinkedIn … I mean, geez.

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The Devastating Result of a Single Word

HR Daily Advisor

The California Court of Appeal denied the employer’s appeal and affirmed the trial court’s order denying a petition to compel arbitration of the employee’s wage and hour lawsuit. A car wash company provided its employees with a handbook setting forth its employment policies. Source: Joecho-16 / iStock / Getty.

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Did You Fire for Cause or Out of Retaliation?

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Among the long list of possible retaliatory actions employers take are: Laying people off. Denying employees overtime (OT) hours, OT pay, or promotions. Denying targeted employees a promotion by excluding them from training that would advance their careers. Reducing or changing pay or hours. How employers retaliate.