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  • Unpaid Wages Due to Be Paid After Ruling Against NY Construction Company

    Unpaid Wages Due to Be Paid After Ruling Against NY Construction Company

    The Nightmare of Wage Theft Strikes Again on Employee Rights Stonehenge Restoration Company, owned by Sulajman Koci and Witold Matejkowski, has been ordered by the State of New York to pay 21 of its workers a total of $76,429 to settle a lawsuit brought against it alleging wage theft. How does this sort of wage…

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  • How New FLSA Regulations Amend Overtime Exemption Rules by Wage

    How New FLSA Regulations Amend Overtime Exemption Rules by Wage

    Do you Qualify for Overtime? Find out with New FLSA Regulations The Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standard’s Act’s (FLSA) white collar exemptions. These highly anticipated revisions are fairly significant, and it is estimated that over 5 million (currently exempt) salaried employees will be affected by these changes…

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  • Toyota of Savannah Georgia Settles on Sexual Harassment Case

    Toyota of Savannah Georgia Settles on Sexual Harassment Case

    Sexual Harassment is Considered a Form of Discrimination It is illegal to terminate someone for refusing a manager’s sexual advances. This is a lesson Coastal Motors, Inc., doing business as Savannah Toyota, is only too aware of as they settle with a former employee. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought suit against Savannah…

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  • Under FLSA You’re Probably an Employee, not an Independent Contractor

    Under FLSA You’re Probably an Employee, not an Independent Contractor

    What’s the Law? Are You an Independent Contractor or Employee? It’s estimated that by 2020, 40 percent of the U.S. labor force will be freelancing. With freelancing and independent contractor status comes a world of freedoms for the employee, but this might also trigger employment law issues and violations of your rights. According to the…

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  • Are New Laws Protecting LGBT Workers? Some Think Not.

    Are New Laws Protecting LGBT Workers? Some Think Not.

    What Should LGBT Workers Expect in the Workplace? The year 2015 has been a monumental one for gay rights with large public displays of support. With the United States Supreme Court’s declaration of marriage equality, many pro-LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) groups are trying to build momentum to increase rights and legal protections afforded to…

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  • Transgender Employee Relations Reveal Shocking Implicit Bias in Workplace Discrimination Cases

    Transgender Employee Relations Reveal Shocking Implicit Bias in Workplace Discrimination Cases

    Implicit bias contributes to workplace discrimination What are implicit biases that cause workplace discrimination cases? Despite workplace training, harassment and discrimination remain problems. In 2014, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received nearly 89,000 charges alleging discrimination against various protected classes, including religion, sex and race. So why is this happening? Why does discrimination…

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  • Have You Signed Your Employee Rights Away

    Have You Signed Your Employee Rights Away

    Protect Your Employee Rights Before Entering into Arbitration There’s a disturbing trend occurring with employee rights. Employees are signing away their rights to a court hearing in favor of arbitration, largely because they don’t understand the ramifications of doing so. Have you signed away your employee rights? Here’s what that could mean: What is Arbitration?…

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  • Have you Been 1099d? Issues with Employee Misclassification Continue to Grow

    Have you Been 1099d? Issues with Employee Misclassification Continue to Grow

    Federal authorities work to curb growing problem of employee misclassification The United States is undergoing a shift in the way business operates. Some call it the rise of the “1099 economy,” named for the tax form freelancers receive. Instead of classifying their workers as traditional “employees,” companies such as Uber, Lyft, and Homejoy have classified…

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  • Florida Whistleblower Laws & Workplace Retaliation – You Have Rights!

    Florida Whistleblower Laws & Workplace Retaliation – You Have Rights!

    Do You Know Your Employee Rights? Whistleblowing is a common theme in Hollywood. While it makes a thrilling story to see the struggle between an employee doing what’s right and an underhanded company, there’s really nothing amusing about retaliatory action against an employee for blowing the whistle on the illegal or dangerous actions of his…

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  • Will a Recent Ruling in NJ Effect Whistleblowers Elsewhere?

    Will a Recent Ruling in NJ Effect Whistleblowers Elsewhere?

    New Jersey Whistleblower Case Not Protected by State Law Whistleblowers — individuals who report mismanagement, unethical practices, and/or violations of law — are generally protected from retaliation and negative employment actions. However, this is not the situation with a recent case in New Jersey. Will this case effect similar dilemmas in other states and set…

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