Were These Recruiters Exempt from Overtime?
August 25, 2008—Two Utah recruiters sued their former employer for back overtime pay, claiming they should never have been classified as exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). One key to their case lay in the differing descriptions of their jobs--one view from employees and the other from the employer.
Appeals Court Rejects Worker's Challenge of FMLA Regulation
November 20, 2006—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit has rejected a woman's argument challenging the validity of a Department of Labor regulation under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
Judge Orders Company to Pay $1.24M to 52 Indian Workers
May 31, 2006—A federal judge has ordered John Pickle Company, Inc. (JPC) and its president, John Pickle, to pay $1.24 million to 52 skilled laborers whom the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said were recruited from India and then subjected to widespread abuse, intimidation, and exploitation.
States Are Dropping Second-Injury Funds
November 27, 2001—After six decades, Oklahoma is abandoning its second-injury fund, a trust fund that had been set up to help workers with more than one injury while protecting employers worried about the cost of workers compensation.
Unemployment Hits 27 Year Low - Pressure on Hiring Continues
April 21, 2000—If you have been looking for some good news about your hard to fill jobs, this won't be your week. The government has just released unemployment figures, which show a 27-year low for unemployment claims. In the week ending April 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 257,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 266,000. Initial claims are now at the lowest level since Dec. 1, 1973, when claims were at 256,000.
Let Problem Employees Gripe: An 8 Step Coaching Model
March 30, 2000—Michael Purles, a consultant with the Center for Management & Organization Effectiveness, got the audience's attention at a recent Greater New Haven Human Resource Association.
You've Got Mail ... You're Fired!
October 28, 1999—You click on your e-mail icon at work and up comes a new message. You open it, only to discover that... you've been fired! That's what Oklahoma's Commercial Financial Services Inc. did recently when it sent layoff announcements via e-mail to 1,450 people before declaring bankruptcy. Is this becoming a prevailing trend or only a one-time nightmare?
