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A wage and hour complaint lodged by a human resources director can be “protected activity” under the Fair Labor Standards Act if she is not responsible for compliance with the law, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. The director — who was fired for complaining — can continue with her FLSA retaliation […]
Our IT department wants to be able to pay our IT staff for after-hours work or holiday pay other than comp time. These employees are exempt employees. We were wondering what other companies do in a case similar to ours?
We all make mistakes, and when we do, we just hope we have a chance to fix them and learn from them. But when somebody gives you a second chance to fix a mistake, you’d better actually fix it because third chances are harder to come by.
By Bill Ruhling, JD When a former employee claims wrongful termination, a common way he can establish damages is to assert that his future earning capacity was impaired.
We have time clocks that rounds to 7 minutes before or after the hour. If an employee clocks in 8 minutes late, the time is recorded as 15 minutes after the hour so the employee is losing 15 minutes of time. If an employee clocks in 15 minutes early then the time is recorded as […]
Can an employer hire someone as an independent contractor (i.e. on a 1099) for a set period of time (i.e. 4-6 months) to see if they are the right fit for the employee, to try them out? The agreement/contract would state that if after the time period, it is determined they are the right fit, […]
By Ashley Harrison Sakakeeny, JD The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals— which covers Connecticut, New York, and Vermont—recently announced a surprisingly employer-friendly test for evaluating whether unpaid interns should be classified as employees.
By Cathleen S. Yonahara, JD Two former employees sued Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., challenging its policy of requiring employees to purchase slip-resistant shoes from a vendor as a condition of employment and deducting the cost of the shoes from employees’ paychecks without obtaining their written authorization.
According to a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) press release, two federal investigations have found that temporary production line workers at J&J Snack Foods Corp., a North American manufacturer and distributor of popular food and beverages, were significantly cheated out of their wages by the company and two staffing firms hired to provide the workers.
by Judith E. Kramer November 12 marks the date the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will begin enforcing regulations extending the minimum wage and overtime protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to almost two million home healthcare workers who are employed by third parties and provide either companionship services or live-in care for […]