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2010 Marks Shift to Tempreneurs Column Compensation And Evaluation, Staffing And Contractors March 2010 With little agreement among economists on the when, how or what of the yo-yo rebound – a V pattern (sharp recovery); U-curve (more gradual rebound) or W-shape (a double dip recession-turned recovery) – one thing is clear: unemployment is stalling our economic strength.
Key Factors in Classifying 'Safety Officers' Under the FLSA Report Compensation And Evaluation, FLSA, Minimum Wage, Overtime, Policies And Liability, Staffing And Contractors, Wage and Hour Laws Deciding whether to classify a "safety officer" as exempt or nonexempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act can be tricky, but there are factors that can help employers make the right call, says FLSA attorney Shlomo Katz.
Ruling Offers Employers Flexibility To Schedule Longer Work Shifts News Compensation And Evaluation, Overtime, Staffing And Contractors, Wage and Hour Laws Lowering the base hourly pay rate of employees who opt to work 12-hour shifts so that their total weekly pay including overtime premiums equals what they would have earned by working traditional eight-hour shifts does not violate the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Off-the-Clock Policies Highlighted Library Updates Compensation And Evaluation, FLSA, Policies And Liability, Staffing And Contractors, Wage and Hour Laws Attorneys who specialize in defending against Fair Labor Standards Act class actions stress the need for strict policies prohibiting off-the-clock work. Click here for some sample timekeeping policies.
Strengthen Link Between Pay and Performance Now, Expert Advises News Compensation And Evaluation, Staffing And Contractors The current economic downturn provides a good opportunity to create stronger links between performance management and pay delivery systems, the director of global compensation at Salary. com told an HR Webinar audience on Feb.
EEOC Promises Clarification of "Reasonable Factors Other Than Age" Defense News Benefits And Leave, Discipline and Discharge, Discrimination, Fringe Benefits, Policies And Liability, Reductions in Force, Staffing And Contractors The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will clarify regulations interpreting the "reasonable factors other than age" defense under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, according to an announcement in the Feb.
Drug Sales Rep Is Exempt Administrator, 3rd Cir. Rules News Policies And Liability, Staffing And Contractors, Wage and Hour Laws A pharmaceutical sales representative whose work involved a "high level of planning" designed to boost drug sales was an administrative employee and thus exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime requirements, the 3rd U.
California Civil Air Patrol Employment Protection Act Added Library Updates Benefits And Leave, Discipline and Discharge, Policies And Liability, Staffing And Contractors California California has added protections to its Labor Code guaranteeing unpaid leave for members of the civil air patrol, requiring their reinstatement upon the conclusion of their leave, and prohibiting discrimination or retaliation against employees who take leave.
Court Approves Large ADA Settlement Award Against Sears, Roebuck & Co. Articles Discipline and Discharge, Labor Government Agencies, Policies And Liability, Reasonable Accommodation, Staffing And Contractors, Workers' Compensation Two hundred and thirty five former Sears, Roebuck & Co. employees who were terminated because they used up their workers' compensation leave will share in a $6. 2 million award, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced.
Lawyer Offers Severe Weather Policy Tips News FLSA, Policies And Liability, Staffing And Contractors, Work Conditions Attorney Jon Hyman, who practices employment law in Cleveland, Ohio, knows from snow. Here are his best suggestions for a corporate winter weather policy when a big storm strikes. .