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President Barack Obama last week signed legislation that makes several changes to the family military leave provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act. Employers should act now to make the necessary changes.
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Last year, 1.9 million hourly workers earned below the minimum wage, according to a report by the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. So, are those 1.9 million hourly workers being paid in violation of the Fair Labor Standard's Act minimum wage provisions? Not necessarily.
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Compensation costs rose 1.2 percent in the private sector from September 2008 to 2009, the smallest percentage change since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began conducting its compensation-costs survey in 1980.
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President Obama has signed legislation that expands coverage of "exigency leave" and "servicemember caregiver leave" under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
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Fifty-four percent of large employers that have frozen salaries say that they will unfreeze them in the next 6 months, up from 33 percent who said the same in August, according to a survey by Watson Wyatt, a consulting firm.
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The Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) executive exemption from overtime is tricky for many employers. For example, what does the FLSA mean when it says an employee's primary duty must consist of a management role in the company?
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One of the most difficult and emotional tasks for HR is to manage a layoff or reduction in force (RIF). Nonetheless, it is important that a RIF be conducted so that any potential liability for the organization is minimized. Stephen R. Woods shared 10 steps for handling a RIF at BLR's 2009 National Employment Law Update in Las Vegas this week. Woods is a shareholder in the Greenville, South Carolina office of the national employment law firm, Ogletree Deakins.
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