Big Employer Concern Employee Breaks
Breaks and Rest periods should be a concern in the workplace. Employee breaks will be a problem for the workplace. Under state law, employees working an eight-hour shift are guaranteed two fifteen-minute paid breaks and a thirty-minute unpaid lunch break. Since the employer’s payroll system would probably deduct thirty minutes for lunch, if a worker skips lunch and keeps working, an employee is working without pay during that time.
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What Employers Need To Know About The Obama Administration
The new administration has an alert for employers. President Obama just celebrated his first year in office and his Administration has been busy! Employers of all sizes are starting to see the effects of the Obama Administration’s workplace agenda; especially at the Department of Labor (DOL). The watchword for all employers in the wage/hour arena for 2010 is “compliance.” The DOL is slated to receive a substantial budget increase this year and it is going on a hiring spree to increase the number of investigators and enforcement personnel.
You can link to the full article below.
http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=03835199-72cd-415b-981b-96bdf0ac0535
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Employers, Keep Your Resolutions
Q: As a business owner, I am wondering if there are employment practices I should review at the beginning of the year. Is there anything you recommend?
A: As we mentioned last week, it is a good idea to evaluate your workplace practices at the start of each year to ensure that you are in compliance with the law.
Link to the full article below.
http://www.montereyherald.com/jacquelinemcmanus/ci_14198383?nclick_check=1
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Know The Regulations When Using Temp Workers
Utilizing temp worker could present problems. “Some employers don’t realize when they hire temporary employees through temp agencies they’re potentially exposing themselves to most, if not all, the same risks that are involved in directly hiring employees,” said Enzo Der Boghossian, an associate with law firm Proskauer Rose L.L.P. in Los Angeles.
You can read the full article linked below.
http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100126/FREE/100129926
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Discrimination and Retaliation Charges Are Near Record Levels Claims EEOC
Employers know what’s happening in your workplace. The EEOC reported that workplace discrimination charges reached near-record highs in 2009. According to the EEOC, there were 93,277 charges filed in fiscal year 2009 — the second-highest level in its history.
Read the full article linked below.
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How Important Are Job Description In The Workplace?
What’s new in the workplace for employees. Many business owners don’t worry much about keeping their job descriptions up to date, if they even have the. However, it is very important to have up-to-date job descriptions as they are crucial hiring, compensation, performance appraisal, and let’s not forget avoiding lawsuits.
http://thehrupshot.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/will-your-job-description-stand-up/
What Employers Need to Know About Employee Retaliation
Employee retaliation is on the rise in the workplace. In fiscal year 2009, there were 93,277 workplace discrimination charges filed nationwide. While a single charge filing may have multiple types of discrimination charges, 36 percent of the filings alleged discrimination based on retaliation and 36 percent alleged discrimination based on race.
Read the full article linked below.
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2010 Will Bring About More Worker Protection By The Labor Department
Worker protection will play a more important role with the Department of Labor. There are “22 new regulatory items on the agenda,” Solis added, besides DOL’s emphasis on “green jobs, more reinforcement, protection of workers, and helping returning veterans receive employment assistance and job training.”
Read the full article linked below.
http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_4323
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Important Answers to Your Questions of Employee Retaliation
Employers beware of employee retaliation. If any adverse employment action is taken against you because you have complained or cooperated with another employee who has complained, or reported what you understand and believe to be illegal activity by your employer, your employer may be subject to liability for violating provisions of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Labor Code, or other state law and analogous federal law. Whether your complaints of discrimination or harassment are found to be valid is unimportant. Once you complain about what you believe to be discrimination or harassment and your employer takes adverse action against you, your employer is subject to liability regardless of whether discrimination and harassment in fact occurred.
Read the full article linked below.
http://findajobnews.com/employment-retaliation-important-answers-to-your-questions/
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A Shift In Enforcement By Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
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