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Ninth Circuit Expands Ministerial Exception in Religious Workplaces

HRWatchdog

Rooted in the First Amendments religious freedom clause, the ministerial exception generally prohibits enforcing any employment laws between a religious organization and its ministers. Markel also claimed that the Union withheld overtime compensation. Now, in Markel v.

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Why Every Organisation Needs a Solid Compensation Strategy

6Q

Fair compensation is one of the things that employees consider when looking for and staying in their jobs. While a solid compensation and benefits package is a good start, we need to take it one step further. If we feel like our compensation scheme isn’t working, it’s time to reflect and reassess the status of the current system.

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Why Every Organisation Needs a Solid Compensation Strategy

6Q

Fair compensation is one of the things that employees consider when looking for and staying in their jobs. While a solid compensation and benefits package is a good start, we need to take it one step further. If we feel like our compensation scheme isn’t working, it’s time to reflect and reassess the status of the current system.

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Paying Police and Firefighters: Serving the Public and Our Workplaces

HR Daily Advisor

The DOL states that under certain conditions, a state or local government agency may give compensatory time of at least 1 1/2 hours for each overtime hour worked, instead of monetary overtime compensation. Employers must permit their police officers and fire protection employees to use compensatory time on the dates they request.

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3rd Circuit: Employees Entitled to Pay for Short Breaks During Day

HR Daily Advisor

In 2011, the agency informed the company that breaks of 20 minutes or less are compensable and that its policy of not paying sales reps for short breaks violated the FLSA. 785.18, a regulation that states that breaks of 20 minutes or less are compensable. This case means that employers must abide by 29 C.F.R. Bottom Line.

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Medical Charges Reach New ‘High’: Medical Marijuana and Workers’ Comp

HR Daily Advisor

Delaware legalized medical marijuana in 2011, opening the door for patients with certain chronic illnesses to use cannabis for treatment. Unfortunately, the statute failed to address a wide variety of employment issues, including the impact of medical marijuana on workers’ compensation law. Bottom Line. Stay tuned!

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Review of 2012 and into 2013 HR Carnival ~ HR to HR 2.0. - HCM

Strategic HCM

23 HR Most Influential UK Thinker 2011. Sandrine Bardot at Compensation Insider: My Christmas wish list for Performance & Reward. ► 2011. HR Challenges 2011 – Survey Results. HCI Top Talent Blog 2011. Buy my book at Amazon. Buy my book at Amazon UK. Personal Recognition. #23 ► July. (8).