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When Does a Job Interview Become Compensable?

HR Daily Advisor

It also may be the case when temp agencies send their employees on interviews: a federal district court judge ruled in 2010 that California law entitles workers to pay for that time and the employer in the case paid $2.75 2d 1023 (1993), found that a 10-week firefighter academy program was not compensable work.

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Are Your Variable Pay Practices Factoring into the Gender Pay Gap?

HR Daily Advisor

But Ryan says that even with your good intentions, there’s an area of your organization’s pay practices you’re not paying attention to that may be contributing to inequity in your employees’ total compensation—and that’s variable pay. Why Is Total Compensation Important? total compensation).

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DOL Opinion Letters Rise from the Ashes

HR Daily Advisor

Employers had relied on Opinion Letters for decades, when in 2010 the DOL announced that it would discontinue the use of Opinion Letters as a form of guidance for employers. is a Legal Editor for BLR’s human resources and employment law publications. Prince, J.D.,

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Oriole Park Concession Employees Strike Out with FLSA Claims

HR Daily Advisor

Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit found that the employees who worked concessions at Oriole Park at Camden Yards were not entitled to overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) because a concessionaire is an “amusement or recreational establishment” exempt from the overtime requirement.

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New Policy on Internships Puts DOL, Courts on Same Page

HR Daily Advisor

Department of Labor’s (DOL) announcement that it is nixing its 2010 guidance on unpaid internships in favor of a less-rigid test puts the agency in line with recent appellate court rulings on the issue, according to an attorney following the matter. In 2015, the U.S. Fox Searchlight Pictures, Inc.

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Case for Consistency: Treatment of Manager Prevents Dismissal of Age Bias Claim

HR Daily Advisor

Bruce’s store received failing scores in 2010, 2011, and 2012. The company provided him additional compensation for his performance without mentioning “sales” or “sales performance.” Kennell Sambour, an associate of Day Pitney LLP, is a contributor to New Jersey Employment Law Letter.

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4 Small Business HR Challenges PEOs Can Solve

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Founded in 2010 by American Express, Small Business Saturday has become a pillar of the holiday shopping season. PEOs also provide risk and compliance expertise to keep SMBs compliant with all federal, state, and local HR and employment laws and regulations, including ACA, COBRA, ERISA, and more—mitigating the potential of costly penalties.