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Philadelphia Mayor Signs Fair Workweek and Minimum Wage Bills
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed two bills that provide covered employees in the city with more scheduling certainty and higher wages
Employee Fired Soon After Reporting Harassment Can Sue
A clinical manager for a medical products company who reported a sales manager for sexual harassment and was then fired for previous misconduct at a company retreat had a viable…
Sales Employees Who Perform Nonexempt Work May Be Owed Overtime
A cable company's outside sales employees who spend much of their time performing installation and troubleshooting work may be entitled to overtime pay under state and federal law, according to…
Hispanic Manager Didn’t Harass Hispanic Employee
United Parcel Service won a race-harassment lawsuit brought by a Hispanic employee who claimed his Hispanic manager targeted him by providing negative performance reviews, placing him on a performance improvement…
Zoo’s Business Manager Not Entitled to Overtime Pay
A zoo's business manager wasn't entitled to overtime pay because she was properly classified as an exempt employee under California law, a state appellate court ruled
Blockchain Developer Was Fastest-Growing Job in 2018
Business and technology roles have shown the fastest rate of growth over the last five years, according to
2019 Economic Outlook: A Strong Start Followed by Gradual Slowdown
The global economy will continue expanding as 2019 begins, but rising labor costs and a tight labor market indicate that the growth may peak before the year’s end
Australia: Senate Passes New Whistle-Blower Protections
Many Australian companies may need to adopt or revise whistle-blower policies, since expanded protections under federal law are closer to being enacted
Staffing Company Lawfully Rounded California Workers’ Hours
By using a computerized timekeeping system that rounded employees' punch-in and punch-out times to the nearest 10-minute increment, an employer did not violate California law, a California appeals court ruled
Massachusetts Employers Should Review Ban-the-Box Amendments
In 2018, the Massachusetts Legislature amended the state’s Criminal Offender Record Information Act, so employers may want to review their background check policies and practices to ensure compliance. Here is…