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Appeals Court Reverses Decision on Overtime Hours Due to Judges’ Instructions to Jury
A man sued his employers, claiming that he had not been paid for overtime worked. His case made its way in front of a jury, which awarded him compensatory damages.…
So You Were Unable To Report For Work Owing To The Hurricane: Must Your Employer Pay You For Your Enforced Absence?
Hurricane Sandy has posed a lot of questions in its wake. Questions that employers never thought of answering and questions that workers never thought would be required to be asked.…
Employees Claim Their Workweek Was Changed So Company Could Avoid Paying Overtime
Five current and former employees of Redland Energy Services in Arkansas initiated a civil suit against the company. The plaintiffs alleged that Redland had violated the Fair Labor Standards Act…
Employee Sues for Being Paid Less Than Co-Worker, Alleges Racial Discrimination
A woman performing essentially the same job duties as a co-worker was being paid less. She alleged that the discrepancy in pay was racial discrimination and sued her employers. The…
Discreprancy Between Man and Woman’s Paychecks Leads to Lawsuit Against Employers
A woman employed by Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. brought a lawsuit under the Civil Rights Act, the Equal Pay Act (EPA) and the U.S. Code. She asserted that…
Allegations of Michigan Manufacturer Unfairly Paying Men Higher Wages
Not paying workers employed in similar positions the same wage could possibly violate the Equal Pay Act (EPA) or Title VII of the Civil Rights Act or even the Elliot…
Higher Wages Can Buy Honesty: Study Says It Reduces Employee Theft
Employers are normally reluctant to raise worker wages and no reason that you give is good enough for them to up your remuneration. Well here is one reason that they…
Palermo’s Fires 89 Immigrant Workers, Says Federal Guidelines Forced Their Hand
Hundreds of Palermo’s workers have been on strike for, well over a month, protesting an immigration clampdown and, what they claim, were poor wages and working conditions. A spokesperson said…
Supplier C.J.’s Seafood Fined Nearly $250,000 for Safety, Wage Violations
C.J.’s Seafood, Inc., which supplies seafood for retailers such as Walmart, is being fined close to $250,000 by both the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)…
Study Shows That Social Accounts Lead To Unfavorable Pay Outcomes for Women
A new study in the journal Organization Science has unraveled that when managers make pay decisions for male and female employees, they are affected by the opportunity to provide social…
HR Career Resources
Firing Is Fiery!
HR Career Resources is a weekly column authored by HRCrossing, the nation's leading human resources jobsite dedicated to getting HR professionals jobs.
For most human resources professionals, hiring a new candidate is a jubilant moment. However, needing to fire one of their existing employees is one situation they pray hard to avoid getting into. Unfortunately, the need to fire an employee for the health of the organization is inevitable at times. In such cases, HR professionals are not left with a choice. However, firing an employee does not always have to be a bad experience. Terminating an employee’s services can sometimes be the best solution for an organization or the employee himself. Reasons for termination may include a lack of productivity, misconduct, a loss to the organization owing to the carelessness of the employee, and other issues. Human resources professionals faced with the situation of firing an employee need to tackle each [...]
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