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Department of Labor Targeting the Hospitality Industry for Compliance Audits
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is planning an initiative specifically targeting the lodging industry for audits by the department’s Wage and Hour Division....
Link to more information on this topic:
Seyfarth Shaw Article
American Hospitality and Lodging Association Audit Resource Guide
Immigration for Employers — Immigration Reform Proposal
The department of Homeland Security's enforcement arm, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), continues to pressure employers with a workplace enforcement initiative that has radically increased the number of I-9 audits from that seen in the past. The latest barrage was fired in March, when ICE issued 180 I-9 audit notices simultaneously to businesses in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
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Novartis Hit with $250M Punitive Damages Award in Largest Class Action Sex Discrimination Verdict
This verdict dwarfs even the Texaco and Coca-Cola race discrimination settlements of $176 million and $192 million, respectively.
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Worker Classification under Attack: Consequences for Employers
A misstep in worker classification raises the risk for exposure to all kinds of adverse actions and monetary liability for taxes, penalties or civil damages. This Special Report identifies the unique legal issues that arise under the various federal and state laws usually implicated by the worker-classification process and provides guidance to help companies make their way through the classification process.
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DOL "Interpretation" of FMLA Rules Expands Protections for Non-Traditional Families
US Department of Labor clarifies FMLA definition of 'son and daughter' — Interpretation is a win for all families no matter what they look like.
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Supreme Court in Favor of Final Determinations Regarding Benefits to be Made by the Plan Administrator
The plaintiffs retired from their company in the 1980’s, taking lump-sum cash out of their accrued pension benefits. They were later rehired and became eligible, again, to accrue benefits under the company's pension plan. “The dispute giving rise to this case,” said the Supreme Court, “concerns how to account for respondents’ past distributions when calculating their current benefits – that is, how to avoid paying respondents the same benefits twice.”
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Claims Filed Under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) Begin
Since GINA became effective on November 21, 2009, approximately 80 discrimination charges have been filed with the EEOC under the new law....
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Harassment Policy Good Idea for Solo, Small-Firm Lawyers
Smart solo practitioners and small law firms should adopt anti-harassment policies for their own firms. That’s the advice of several employment law experts, who say that small firm attorneys often forget they are business owners, subject to the same employee concerns as other employers.
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Social Media and the Work Place: Managing the Risks
As social media use continues to expand, companies of all types and sizes will face questions regarding employers’ and employees’ respective rights and responsibilities.
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Despite Backlash, Florida To Remain FLSA Hotbed
In recent years, FLSA litigation has soared across the U.S..."I know I've scratched my head, and a lot of people have said, 'What is it about Florida that there's just this high level of filing?'"...
Read entire Law 360 article about wage and hour litigation in Florida
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