HRWatchdog

AUGUST 7, 2023

The NLRA — which applies to most employers, even if not unionized — generally protects the rights of employees to engage in “protected concerted activity,” which is when two or more employees take some sort of action “relating to terms and conditions of employment for their mutual aid or protection.” Stericycle, Inc. In Stericycle Inc.,

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HR Daily Advisor

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Determining exactly what constitutes hours worked is essential in determining an employee’s compensation and compliance with both minimum wage and overtime requirements of the act. is a Legal Editor for BLR’s human resources and employment law publications. Prince, J.D., Before starting her career in publishing, Ms.

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HR Daily Advisor

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Determining exactly what constitutes hours worked is essential in determining an employee’s compensation and compliance with both minimum wage and overtime requirements of the act. is a Legal Editor for BLR’s human resources and employment law publications. Prince, J.D., Before starting her career in publishing, Ms.

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HR Daily Advisor

APRIL 18, 2018

In the letters, key questions were addressed regarding the interplay of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the compensability of travel time for nonexempt employees. Are Short Rest Breaks Compensable When They’re Taken Under The FMLA ? Prior to joining BLR, Ms.

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HR Morning

JUNE 24, 2016

McCutchen was the main architect behind the 2004 changes to the FLSA’s overtime exemption rules. So she has a unique handle and perspective on how the new overtime rule will be enforced and how employers can go about complying with it. She’s now an employment law attorney with the firm Littler Mendelson, P.C.

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HR Daily Advisor

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) defines an employer to include “any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee,” including a public agency. Unlike most other federal employment laws, employers do not need to employ a threshold number of employees to be covered.

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HR Daily Advisor

MARCH 21, 2017

The FLSA also provides exemptions for outside sales personnel, certain specialized computer personnel, certain highly compensated employees (HCE), certain retail sales employees, and employees covered by the Motor Carrier Act (MCA). is a Legal Editor for BLR’s human resources and employment law publications. Prince, J.D.,

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HR Daily Advisor

JULY 25, 2017

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, J.D., Before starting her career in publishing, Ms.

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HR Daily Advisor

MARCH 1, 2018

During the furlough, these federal employees may apply for state unemployment compensation benefits, but many states require a 1-week waiting period on benefits and if the employees are compensated retroactively after the shutdown ends, they would have to pay back the unemployment compensation payments received. 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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HR Daily Advisor

MAY 2, 2017

Internships in the for-profit, private sector will most often be viewed as employment by the federal DOL, unless the test described above is met. Interns who qualify as employees rather than trainees typically must be paid at least the minimum wage and overtime compensation for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. Prince, J.D.,

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Namely

MAY 19, 2016

Conversely, an executive or manager earning less than the minimum salary for exemption would have to be compensated for time worked over 40 hours a week. On May 18, the Department of Labor unveiled new rules significantly altering the wages test for the first time since 2004. So What Is Changing? Identify potential changes.

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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.”. JTCH Apts. ,

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HR Daily Advisor

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

He asserted claims for (1) failure to pay all wages upon termination, (2) violation of California’s unfair competition law, and (3) penalties under California’s Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA). The trial court granted the auto companies’ motion to dismiss. Todd appealed, and the court of appeal affirmed.

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Business Management Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

An amendment to the ADA also settled the ongoing question of whether an employee who can compensate for a disability through drugs or other aids qualifies as disabled. The law determined that for the purpose of determining whether someone is disabled, ameliorating devices beyond ordinary eyeglasses should be ignored.

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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. Raises the total annual compensation requirement for “highly compensated employees” from the currently enforced level of $100,000 per year to $107,432 per year. million more Americans eligible for overtime pay.

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HR Daily Advisor

JUNE 14, 2017

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, J.D., Before starting her career in publishing, Ms.

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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 https://www.shrm.org/ResourcesAndTools/legal-and-compliance/employment-law/Pages/FLSA-Overtime-Rule-Resources.aspx. New rules about salary thresholds and overtime pay will go into effect on December 1, 2016.

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HR Daily Advisor

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

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, J.D., Before starting her career in publishing, Ms.

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HR Daily Advisor

DECEMBER 6, 2016

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, J.D., Before starting her career in publishing, Ms.

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Business Management Daily

MAY 4, 2020

In 2004, California enacted paid family leave. Patterned after unemployment compensation, leave is funded by an employee paid 1% payroll tax. The study also noted that the U.S. is one of just six nations on earth that lacks mandated paid maternity leave. The others are Liberia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Sierra Leone, and Swaziland.

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Namely

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Whenever an employee brings up compensation, even casually, document that too. From a legal perspective, the DOL rule that has been in place since 2004 is the rule now,” Edelstein noted. Reversing any decisions would be technically lawful even with the employee relations challenge.

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HR Daily Advisor

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

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, J.D., Before starting her career in publishing, Ms.

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HR Daily Advisor

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

So seize the day, review your wage statements for compliance with California law, and, if necessary, consult an experienced employment attorney. Luster, contributor to California Employment Law Letter , can be reached at Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP in San Francisco, jluster@cdflaborlaw.com.

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HR Daily Advisor

JANUARY 31, 2017

The trial court granted class certification for approximately 200 concrete drivers employed by Graniterock on or after January 7, 2004. Yonahara, an editor of California Employment Law Letter can be reached at Freeland Cooper & Foreman LLP in San Francisco, yonahara@freelandlaw.com. Cathleen S.

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HR Daily Advisor

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

In 2004, the same year same-sex marriage was legalized in Massachusetts, Irene married her wife, “Nicole,” also a Walmart associate. million to compensate current and former employees affected by its former policy, which was changed to include same-sex benefits on January 1, 2014. and an editor of Massachusetts Employment Law Letter.

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HR Daily Advisor

JUNE 30, 2017

DOL’s regulatory changes would also have raised the threshold for highly compensated employees. Beginning on January 1, 2020, and every 3 years thereafter, both the standard salary threshold and salary level for highly compensated employees would have been automatically updated. Prince, J.D.,

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HR Daily Advisor

APRIL 11, 2017

The DOL has said the Heitmann and Beck rulings represent a “better reading” of the law. For example, that the fact that the employer would have to pay an overtime premium to a substitute employee is not a legitimate reason for an employer to deny leave, the court said. County of Sacramento , 368 F.3d 3d 1082 (9th Cir.

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