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Employment Law

Buffalo gas stations to pump $84K into employees’ pockets

01/11/2017
The owner of three Buffalo area gas stations will pay $84,000 in back pay to 41 employees.

Never tolerate talk of sexual violence

01/10/2017
If anyone—a rank-and-file employee, a supervisor or even the CEO—makes comments suggesting sexual harassment or the possibility of sexual assault, crack down quickly.

DOL lawsuit would force Google to release compensation data

01/10/2017
The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit to require Google to provide pay data and documents relating to employees working at the company’s California headquarters.

Puzder confirmation likely despite Dem doubts

01/10/2017
Confirmation hearings for Andrew Puzder, President-elect Trump’s nominee to become secretary of labor, were set to take place Jan. 12 before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

Training must accommodate disabilities

01/05/2017
Disabled workers are entitled to reasonable accommodations during all phases of employment, including during the application process and employer-mandated training before they start working.

Start 2021 right with updated job descriptions

01/05/2017
Are all your employees performing the same tasks as when they were hired? Probably not. Job duties change all the time. Job descriptions should, too.

Philly schools settle with fired procurement director

01/03/2017
A long-running legal battle over a no-bid security camera contract is one step closer to resolution.

Remind bosses they can be liable for pay violations

01/03/2017
Remind supervisors that under the law, they can be held personally liable for wage-and-hour violations.

Is that really harassment–or a domestic dispute?

01/03/2017
Private disputes tha spill into the workplace can spell trouble if discord spirals out of control.

Tell supervisors: No piling on work in effort to get rid of employee

01/03/2017
Giving additional work to someone you want to get rid of can backfire, especially when the situation looks suspiciously like a set-up.