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From Marijuana To #MeToo—Top Employment Law Updates For 2019

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This article is a recap of a recent webinar featuring Kate Bischoff from tHRive Law & Consulting. Employment law changes tend to come in waves, driven by public perceptions of what’s fair for workers. This salary level was set in 2004. Fair Labor Standards Act. Regular Rate.

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Tammy’s Top 10 Q&A’s (Overtime at the White House Feb 5)

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Probably not, under the definition in the 2016 Final Rule. I was asked for pro-rating in 2004 and commenters asked again in 2016. DOL declined both times as doing so is unnecessary as, by definition, part-time employees do not work over 40 hours per week, and thus are not due any overtime.

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Will 9th Circuit Court Decision Influence Background Check Seven-Year Reporting Rule?

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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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State Minimum Wage Increases for 2019 (Map)

HR Daily Advisor

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

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How FLSA Public Employer and Employee Coverage Differs from Private

HR Daily Advisor

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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DOL Opinion Letters Rise from the Ashes

HR Daily Advisor

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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11 remarkable overtime rule tips from DOL insider

HR Morning

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.