Child Labor Violations Hits a Phoenix McDonalds Restaurant
The department reported that Bill Taylor, president of B&D Taylor Inc., which owns the McDonald’s on Sweet Air Road in Phoenix, has paid $20,502.05 in back wages to five workers, two of whom are still in his employ. The workers were not compensated for overtime hours, federal officials said. The company will also pay $9,990 in penalties for violating restrictions on the hours minors can work and tasks they can perform, officials said. Taylor could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
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Guide to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
This act is very considerate of people with disabilities, and it allows disabled people to receive the conditions they need to be able to work. For example a diabetic person can stop and eat or check blood sugar levels when needed. There are many considerate parts of this act such as buildings must be made accessible to people with disabilities and blind people must be read bulletins to. Â This act qualifies people with disabilities as people with a “mental or physical impairments that substantially limits one or more major life activities” (FAADA).
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Workplace Retaliation – What is it?
In the United States, for instance, there are a number of laws that specifically address workplace retaliation. In short, most of the laws that grant employee rights contain provisions that prohibit reprisals when employees assert those rights. To be considered retaliation, an employer’s action usually must have a negative effect on someone’s employment situation.
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Avoid Discrimination Lawsuits – Follow Simple Steps
As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. Employment discrimination lawsuits commonly cost tens of thousands to those who win them and hundreds of thousands more to those who don’t.
Employers face damages for lost wages, emotional injuries, an employee’s legal fees, and more. They can be ordered to train employees or submit to state oversight of their policies. Worst of all for defendants in employment discrimination lawsuits, they ultimately realize that the whole mess was preventable.
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Employers Safe Harbor Are You There?
In the past year, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the Internal Revenue Service all have announced a renewed focus on enforcement initiatives. With increased funding from the Obama administration, these agencies will have more investigators devoted to ensuring compliance with the laws that they enforce.
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Determine Accurate “Work Time.”
The allegation relates to alleged working time, i.e. travel time, that the company did not pay workers for. These workers drive all over the New England performing installations, service and repairs. The case is entitled Nelson v. Ingersoll-Rand Co., and was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
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Sexual Harassment and Non-Employees – Employers Beware
Does employers have liability for harassment by non employees in their workplace? May be if they should have known.
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What You Need to Know About the EEO Department
Employers must be mindful of these statutes, as well as State and International laws, when hiring and firing employees, offering promotions or benefits, and giving or failing to give pay raises.
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Survival Tips for Employers: Wage and Hour Violations
Employers who want to stay on the right side of the law must re-examine and manage their wage and hour practices. For employers in Maine, the task is especially challenging due to parallel – and sometimes inconsistent – state and federal wage and hour laws.
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Million-Dollar Wage & Hour Lawsuits – Will You Be Next?
High dollar wage and hour settlements can be on the arisen. Just about every day, it seems the Department of Labor wins or settles another expensive lawsuit based on the “simple” laws of wage and hour. Below are eight beyond-the-basics FLSA questions that address wage and hour questions.
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