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PAGA Wage-Statement Claim Doesn’t Require Proof of Injury
The California Court of Appeal has ruled that employees need not show actual injury to recover civil penalties from the employer in a Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) suit for…
Don't Look! Reports of Netflix's 'No Staring' Rule Raise Harassment Questions
Netflix employees reportedly are forbidden to look at each other for longer than five seconds under a strict new anti-harassment policy. Whether rules against staring and other behavior exist raises…
Pregnant Woman Told That Business Wasn’t Hiring Gets Trial
A potential employer can be held liable under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) for preventing a pregnant woman from applying for a job by falsely telling her…
Mexico: The Importance of Minimum Wages in NAFTA Negotiations
The improvement of the minimum wages in Mexico is, for some, a fundamental topic in achieving a new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Trump’s Proposed Merger of Labor, Education Raises Questions
The Trump administration’s proposal to combine the Department of Labor (DOL) with the Department of Education might reduce some redundancies, experts say, but could also be detrimental to the DOL’s…
Succession Planning Is Easier Than You Think
Organizations should be developing replacements for anyone whose sudden departure could disrupt the business, a former executive turned consultant told HR professionals on Wednesday at a concurrent session at the…
Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg: HR Can Find Biases and Change Them
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg says it's critical for HR, managers and employees to talk openly about the biases that are preventing women—and especially women of color—from having the same opportunities…
Suspension for Failure to Report for Overtime Work Unsuccessfully Challenged
A former warehouse employee could not proceed to trial on his claim that he was discriminatorily suspended for failing to report for overtime work
Social Media Posting Did Not Support FLSA Retaliation Claim
Even if an employee was fired because she complained on Facebook that she was not receiving overtime pay, she could not proceed with a claim of retaliation in violation of…