Helpside

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

2004 , into law. The law, which went into effect immediately upon signing, includes several new state-specific restrictions on Utah employers who require COVID-19 vaccination and testing, some of which conflict with the emergency temporary standard (ETS) for employers with over 100 employees that was enacted by OSHA earlier this month.

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HR Daily Advisor

JULY 26, 2017

million employees to the ranks of workers eligible for overtime pay of at least 1½ times their regular rate of pay for hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek. The new rule puts the threshold at $47,476 a year ($913 a week). We may be back at square one on revisions to the overtime rule,” says Mark B. What to Expect Now. “We

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HRWatchdog

AUGUST 3, 2017

California employers will find clarity and guidance about the state’s complex leaves of absence policies at the August 18 seminar hosted by the California Chamber of Commerce. Then California has unique and rather complicated leave laws, such as paid sick leave. McGeorge School of Law. Register now! Registration.

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Workology

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

He also is a regular contributor over on Blogging4Jobs and happens to be one of my favorite employment law attorneys. Casey walks us through the basic proposed changes with regard to the Fair Labor Standards Act, who is likely impacted and when we should expect these changes are going to be required of employers. PocketCast.

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HR Daily Advisor

JANUARY 16, 2018

exchange for salary may offer their services only to a different public agency than their employer. It is important for public employers to understand that the rules on volunteering are slightly different than the rules for private employers, and that mistakes can bring up a variety of wage and hour issues. Prince, J.D.,

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HR Daily Advisor

DECEMBER 8, 2016

This means that until further action from the courts, Congress, or the new administration, the minimum salary threshold for the white-collar exemptions will remain where it has been since 2004, at $455 a week. The salary threshold for the highly compensated employee exemption will remain at $100,000 per year. Prince, J.D.,

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Business Management Daily

MAY 5, 2023

This goes hand-in-hand with the “C-suite,” which a quick Google search tells us has been around since at least 2004. They supervise at least two full-time employees or the equivalent (e.g., So we have such titles as Chief Talent Officer for HR and Chief of Reservations for receptionists, for example. four part-time employees).

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HR Daily Advisor

OCTOBER 17, 2017

” Phillip acknowledged receipt of the board’s policies in 1995 and 2004. He applied to renew his license four times: in 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008. Jourdan Day, a contributor to Ohio Employment Law Letter , can be reached at 614-227-1980 or jday@porterwright.com. He answered “no.”

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HR Daily Advisor

JULY 25, 2017

Some argue that Opinion Letters are too fact-specific to be helpful, but if one employer has found the issue important enough to request a formal opinion, then chances are that other employers are dealing with similar issues as well. is a Legal Editor for BLR’s human resources and employment law publications. Prince, J.D.,

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HR Daily Advisor

APRIL 18, 2018

In the situation presented, the employees’ medical certifications required them to have an hourly break of at least 15 minutes. Jones, JD is a Senior Legal Editor for BLR’s human resources and employment law publications. Contact Holly at hjones@blr.com for more information on this topic. Follow Holly Jones on Google+.

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HR Daily Advisor

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

According to DOL Fact Sheet #8: Law Enforcement and Fire Protection Employees Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) , fire protection personnel include firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, rescue workers, ambulance personnel, or hazardous materials workers who: are trained in fire suppression. Prince, J.D.,

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Cisive

AUGUST 19, 2019

The plaintiff sued The Screening Pros, which provides tenant screening reports to property owners, for issuing a background check report in 2010 that contained his criminal history—including a misdemeanor charge in 2000 which was dismissed in 2004—in violation of the FCRA and the California Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act.

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HR Daily Advisor

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Unlike most other federal employment laws, employers do not need to employ a threshold number of employees to be covered. Instead, specific criteria are applied that are different for public and private employers. Private Employers. Most employers will meet those criteria. Prince, J.D.,

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HR Daily Advisor

MARCH 1, 2018

is a Legal Editor for BLR’s human resources and employment law publications. Prince also served as an expert on several audio conferences discussing the 2004 changes to the federal regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Prince received her law degree from Vermont Law School. Prince, J.D.,

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Thrive Global

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Already shared the news with a select few at work? It’s important to figure out how those will impact you at work and determine a course of action. The law is one of the many tools you can use as you figure out how to best balance work after a cancer diagnosis. Control the conversation at work.

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HRIS Payroll Software

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

The new rules will replace the legislation that has been in effect since 2004 and will potentially affect about 4.2 Since the new legislation may be difficult for some small businesses to conform to, businesses that make under $500,000 in annual revenues will not have to comply with the new rules at this time. million workers.

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HR Daily Advisor

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

However, the California Supreme Court has held that an employee’s representative action brought on behalf of himself and other current and former employees under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) is not subject to arbitration. Click here to learn more, or to register today. Click here to learn more, or to register today.

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HR Daily Advisor

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Hours worked includes time during which an employee is “necessarily required to be on the employer’s premises, on duty or at a prescribed work place” (29 C.F.R. is a Legal Editor for BLR’s human resources and employment law publications. Prince received her law degree from Vermont Law School.

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HR Daily Advisor

JANUARY 18, 2017

Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas—has joined at least two other circuits that have held that an employer may have to shell out extra damages when it retaliates against a complaining employee, causing difficulties such as “sleeplessness, anxiety, stress, marital problems, and humiliation.”.

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HR Daily Advisor

MARCH 21, 2017

Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) employers must pay overtime to employees who work in excess of 40 hours per week. However, FLSA regulations exempt certain salaried employees from the overtime pay laws if: The employees are paid on a “salary basis” and receive at least a prescribed minimum salary; and.

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HR Daily Advisor

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

A California auto detail business required its employees to work for at least 1 year before earning vacation. The trial court dismissed the lawsuit because the company’s written policy unambiguously and lawfully stated that employees did not earn vacation during the first year of employment.

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The Employer Handbook

MARCH 23, 2017

That mistake cost John Kerry the White House in 2004. American Cheesesteak “wit” (with fried onions) at Steve’s Prince of Steaks. . I remember the first time that I took my then-girlfriend, now-wife for a cheesesteak at the iconic Pat’s King of Steaks. The Butcher Burger at Butcher & Singer.

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HRWatchdog

DECEMBER 17, 2015

By contrast, the agency only received 75,280 comments the last time changes were made to the overtime rule in 2004. A participant at an American Bar Association conference quoted Solicitor of Labor M. Gail Cecchettini Whaley, CalChamber Employment Law Counsel/Content. Not a member? See how HRCalifornia can help you.

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HRWatchdog

MAY 19, 2017

American workers tested positive for illicit drugs at the highest rate in 12 years, according to an analysis of more than ten million workforce drug test results released by Quest Diagnostics , a large nationwide drug testing lab. Proposition 64 is not intended to interfere with these employment policies or practices. percent in 2016.

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HRWatchdog

MARCH 16, 2016

By contrast, the agency only received 75,280 comments the last time changes were made to the overtime rule in 2004. At this stage, the draft final rules are reviewed by the OMB when they are considered “economically significant” — which is the case here. Employers must comply with the law that gives the most protection to the employee.

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HR Daily Advisor

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

In 2004, Florida voters amended the Florida Constitution to establish a higher minimum wage in Florida than the minimum wage set by federal law. Of course, consult an experienced labor and employment attorney before altering your wage and hour practices to ensure you are complying with the current local, state, and federal laws.

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HR Daily Advisor

APRIL 19, 2018

In FLSA2018-18 , the DOL addressed several questions about when travel time is compensable for technicians paid on an hourly rate under the various travel scenarios excerpted below: Scenario 1: An hourly technician travels by plane from home state to New Orleans on a Sunday for a training class beginning at 8:00 a.m. Prince, J.D.,

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HR Morning

JUNE 24, 2016

In front of a packed room filled with more than 1,000 HR professionals at the SHRM16 Annual Conference & Exposition , the former administrator of the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division, Tammy McCutchen , surprised a lot of attendees with her insights on the rule changes. In that case, exempt employees must be paid at least $821.70

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HR Daily Advisor

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Neil,” the director of distribution at Safeway’s Denver distribution center, hired Mike to work in the produce warehouse in October 2004. During his employment, Mike furthered his education, earning a second bachelor’s degree (in finance) and an MBA. You can reach him at (316) 291-9764 or cmcclellan@foulston.com.

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Zenefits

OCTOBER 31, 2022

On September 5, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 257, the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act, into law in California. Passed by the legislature in August, the bill creates a Fast Food Council, with labor and management at the table, to set standards for wages, safety, security, and time off.

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Business Management Daily

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The new threshold represents a 50% increase over the current threshold of $23,660, which was established in 2004. Online resources Find official information on the new salary threshold at www.dol.gov/whd/overtime2019/. The white-collar overtime threshold will increase to $35,568 on Jan. million more Americans eligible for overtime pay.

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Aurico

APRIL 19, 2013

The number of I-9 audits multiplied over the past decade, rising from almost none—just three in 2004—to 500 in 2008 and 3,004 in 2012. said on March 12, 2013, at the Society for Human Resource Management’s 2013 Employment Law & Legislative Conference. 3,200-$6,500 per unauthorized worker for a second offense.

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HR Morning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

With the OT rule employers had been prepping for effectively dead, can firms go back to operating as if the current 2004 version of the FLSA is the law of the land? Of course, now the lawsuit has succeeded and the overtime rule change drama has been put to a rest — for the time being. What happens now.

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HR Daily Advisor

AUGUST 16, 2017

However, after exerting significant amounts of energy in the process, one Illinois employer got a reaction it had hoped to avoid—a lawsuit. In 2004, “Cathy” began working as a security officer at one of Exelon Nuclear Security’s nuclear generating stations in Braceville. She can be reached at ksmithhaley@fslc.com. .

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HR Daily Advisor

MAY 2, 2017

The child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) prohibit employers from hiring minors (individuals under the age of 18) to work at dangerous occupations, for an excessive number of hours, and at unsuitable times of the day or night. Child Labor Laws Are Strict and Detailed. But, the U.S. Prince, J.D.,

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Business Management Daily

MAY 4, 2020

Employers were covered if they employed 50 or more employees in a 75-mile radius. The law covered employees with one year on the job. To qualify for the leave, employees had to have worked at least 1,250 hours in the previous year. Like regular FMLA leave , this was capped at 12 weeks per year. The move toward paid leave.

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HR Daily Advisor

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Hours worked can also include waiting time; travel time, other than time spent commuting to and from the employee’s regular place of work; breaks or meal periods that are less than 20 minutes long; and time the employee is required to spend in training, at seminars, or in meetings. Prince received her law degree from Vermont Law School.

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