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California Cracks Down on Wage and Hour Violations
California’s Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) set some impressive records that should keep California employers on their toes when it comes to payment of owed wages. According to t… more →
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California Cracks Down on Wage and Hour Violations
wrote 5 days ago: California’s Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) set some impressive records that s … more →
Five Employers Face Court for Refusing Benefits to Pregnant Daughters
wrote 1 week ago: The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) filed administrative complaints with the Office for Civ … more →
3 Lessons for Employers after Double-Whammy ADA and GINA Court Case
wrote 3 weeks ago: In the first settled case of its kind, a U.S. employer was found in violation of both the Genetic In … more →
Working Families Flexibility Act Dubbed "More Work, Less Pay" Act
wrote 1 month ago: GOP legislators passed a bill providing more flexibility for federal overtime laws called the Workin … more →
Are Employers Breaking the Law with "No Solicitation" Signs?
wrote 1 month ago: The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) allows employers to prohibit solicitation by employees durin … more →
Employment Non-Discrimination Act Gaining Ground for LGBT Employees
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wrote 1 month ago: ENDA would prohibit workplace discrimination of LGBT persons. Both the U.S. House of Representatives … more →
International Workers Day Born in Blood, Terror, and Bombs
wrote 1 month ago: Even scarier than an NLRB posting to employers of the nineteenth century. May Day had long been cele … more →
As Summer Approaches Employment Classification Becomes a Hot Topic
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wrote 1 month ago: As summer nears, employers will find an influx of students looking for summer internship opportuniti … more →
The 18 Percent Difference: Still Work to Do for Pay Equity
wrote 2 months ago: Equal pay for equal work: follow the debate live (Photo credit: European Parliament) Imagine getting … more →
New York City Council Passes Legislation Against Jobless Discrimination
wrote 2 months ago: On January 23, 2013 the New York City Council passed a bill prohibiting hiring discrimination agains … more →
Check the Brakes as Mechanics and Employers Battle Compensation Methods in California Courts
wrote 2 months ago: A California Appellate Court ruled on Gonzales v. Downtown LA Motors, LP, that automobile mechanics … more →
Delaware Minimum Wage Increase Approved by State Senate
wrote 2 months ago: Delaware Senate Approves Minimum Wage Increase. The Delaware Senate passed SB 6 that would increase … more →
Jokes and Tweets End with Two Fired Techies
wrote 2 months ago: Adria Richards began the 2013 Pycon Technical Conference as an employee and evangelist for email ser … more →
Nurse’s FMLA ‘Spring Break’ Lies Get Her Fired
wrote 3 months ago: A U.S. District Court judge ruled that Detroit Medical Center (DMC) had legal grounds to terminate o … more →
Bullying Employer K.O.'d in Ontario Workplace Violence and Failure-to-Post Case
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wrote 3 months ago: Aldo Sarra, supervisor for Pro-Cut Concrete Cutting Ltd., physically assaulted John Owens, one of Sa … more →
NLRB Reverses More Facebook Firings
wrote 5 months ago: Hispanics United of Buffalo, Inc. helps the Latino community in western New York. The company fired … more →
Do Domestic Workers Have Employee Rights?
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wrote 5 months ago: National Domestic Workers Alliance (Photo credit: Confetti) Domestic workers perform a variety of ho … more →
Being Too Attractive Can Get You Fired
wrote 5 months ago: How one dentist spit out his “irresistible” female employee after being chewed out by hi … more →
2012 U.S. Labor Law Posting Changes
wrote 6 months ago: The GovDocs Research Department had another busy year tracking legislated changes to required labor … more →
