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

PlanSource

We’re only a quarter through 2019 and employment law is already changing at a rapid pace, with an increasingly widespread commitment to greater pay equity, access to paid leave, and protection from harassment and discrimination. This salary level was set in 2004. Fair Labor Standards Act. What does this mean? Regular Rate.

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Two tough lessons on training

HRExecutive

The cases involve two trucking companies that got in trouble over sexual harassment of female trainees. After a female trainee charged the company with sexual harassment and the EEOC sued, the company in 2004 adopted a new procedure: women trainees were paired only with female trainers.

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Price tag for training policy that led to sex discrimination in hiring: $3.1 million

HR Morning

A new lesson in hiring from the EEOC: You can’t get away with discriminating against a specific group of applicants by improperly structuring your training program. . The agency filed the present suit against Prime in September 2011 based on a discrimination charge filed by Deanna Roberts Clouse. New Prime Trucking, Inc.,

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Asia Argento: The Other Side of #MeToo

HR Daily Advisor

According to a recent New York Times report, just months after accusing Weinstein of rape, Argento agreed to pay $380,000 to Jimmy Bennett, an actor and musician, after he accused Argento of sexually assaulting him when he was underage. Argento has denied having a sexual relationship with Bennett, stating that it was merely a friendship.

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WIRTW #459 (the “weeps” edition)

Ohio Employer's Law

For what’s it’s worth, I prefer what many consider the definitive version of this song—from George Harrison’s 2004 induction into the Rock Hall —performed with zero Beatles, one spawn of Beatles, two Traveling Wilburys, and one beautiful and blistering Prince guitar solo —The New York Times has a wonderful account of that performance here ).

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Harassment Cases: High Profile or Not, a Volatile Thicket

HR Daily Advisor

Indeed, one of FOX News’ most popular hosts, Bill O’Reilly, settled harassment allegations leveled by one of his producers in 2004, and his alleged behavior has come up in another suit filed recently against the network. By Jeffrey M. Larroca, member of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC. It’s not just FOX News.