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Is Hiring Teens a Good Alternative to a Tight Labor Market?

Stratus

Lower wages. Many people argue that minimum wage was never meant to be a livable wage, but rather an acceptable amount of money for someone new entering the workforce. If your business doesn’t shut down at 5pm, teens may be the perfect solution to add a few extra hours of productivity without overworking your full-time staff.

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How Serious are OFCCP Equal Pay Penalties? Very.

Trusaic

A News Release dated June 22, 2020, described the order, which requires WMS Solutions, LLC to pay $960,905 in back wages, damages, and interest based on discrimination and harassment claims. As a condition of receipt of federal funds, contractors may be subject to an OFCCP audit, including a compensation analysis.

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4 key steps to maintaining HR compliance

HRExecutive

For example, while the federal minimum wage remains unchanged, 21 states raised their minimum wage on Jan. 1, 2020, or will do so later this year. In addition, new paid-sick-leave laws, mandates on sexual-harassment training and anti-discrimination laws are springing up coast to coast. Advertisement.

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New Year, New Priorities: 2022 Workplace Trends

EverFi - HR

The world had changed dramatically since early 2020, and employees’ priorities had too. Addressing online harassment. Many employers will continue to increase wages in 2022 to attract and keep workers. There’s no doubt about it: 2021 was the year of employees demanding change. Workplace culture trends to watch for.

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How to Handle Workplace Investigations: A Guide for California Employers

Zenefits

The Golden State has the largest state wage-and-hour state enforcement agency in the country. Fast food chain Del Taco agreed to pay $125,000 in 2020 to settle allegations by the U.S. The EEOC said Del Taco failed to respond adequately to the female workers’ complaints or stop the harassment or retaliation.

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New Employment Laws Starting in 2024

HRWatchdog

The basic framework remains the same, but the amount of leave employers must provide increases from three days or 24 hours to five days or 40 hours. Employers will also have to provide training, create workplace violence incident logs and keep various records for up to five years.

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Act your wage: How young workers are responding to stagnant pay

Business Management Daily

A Big Mac combo costs more than a whole pizza, yet wages have remained suspiciously stagnant. Nobody wants to pay workers anymore “Act your wage” is the generational response to “nobody wants to work anymore.” That’s what it means to act your wage. And then there’s the job market. Well, maybe.