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Minimum “Exempt” Salary Threshold Raised and Millions of Additional Workers Entitled to Overtime

by Bennett Pine in Human Resources. Posted July 6, 2016

On May 18, 2016, President Obama and the Labor Department issued the much anticipated final rule regarding overtime regulations, which significantly raises the minimum salary threshold required to qualify for “white collar exemptions” under the Fair Labor Standards Act. These new Department of Labor Overtime Rules may be of particular interest to businesses in the ...

Webinar: Non-Violent Confrontation Management (NVCM) Overview

by AFIMAC Global in Human Resources. Posted June 29, 2016

Date: Thursday, July 7, 2016Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm ESTCost: FREESpeaker: Rob Shuster, VP Protective Services and Training, AFIMAC GlobalStephen Barth, Attorney and Founder, HospitalityLawyer.com Yes, I would like to attend Webinar Outline This webinar will focus on verbal and nonverbal tools to handle confrontational exchanges with agitated people. We will review the stages of how ...

Major Changes In Attitudes and Approaches to Workplace Violence Prevention

by Howard Mavity in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Legal, Risk Management. Posted May 24, 2016

We just completed the second of two Fisher Phillips webinars including panelists and contributors who were active and former Department of Homeland Security, Secret Service, and other law enforcement professionals. We solicited questions and concerns from employers and used the panel discussions and preparation to develop more effective practices to prevent and respond to workplace ...

Department of Labor Announces Final Overtime Rule

by Post & Schell in Human Resources, Legal. Posted May 23, 2016

by: Andrea Kirshenbaum Today the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) formally announced its Final Rule which more than doubles the minimum salary threshold for “executive,” “administrative,” and “professional,” employees to qualify as exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The DOL estimates that the Final Rule, which will become effective on ...

What You Should Know Before Monitoring Your Employees and Guests

by Lonnie Giamela in Human Resources, Legal, Lodging, Technology. Posted October 29, 2015

Co-authored by John Marvos Employees can make or break businesses in the service industry. While customer service oriented employees create a luxurious experience at a lesser establishment, employees that don’t prioritize customer service can ruin a guest’s experience even at the most finely-appointed hotel. However, managers and supervisors cannot always be present to recognize and ...

Five Evolving Issues Confronting Employers in the Hospitality Industry

by Jeffrey Ruzal in Human Resources, Legal. Posted October 14, 2015

As the hospitality industry continues to grow and expand, one common goal is to provide all-inclusive experiences for visitors and patrons. Unfortunately, given the breadth of the goods and services offered to the public and the workforce employed to supply these experiences, the hospitality industry is also providing plaintiffs’ attorneys and government regulators with their ...

Becoming a Resume Lie Detector

by James Holland in Human Resources. Posted August 6, 2015

Society of Human Resource Management studies show that 53% of job applicants lie on their resumes. Other research has placed the number at between 30% and 50%, with one 2011 study saying that 80% of resumes are – at a minimum – “misleading.” Whatever the accurate statistic, it’s clear that resume fabrication – from inflated salaries to embellished job titles to trumped-up ...

Global Equal Employment Opportunity Toolkit

by Don Dowling in Human Resources. Posted August 3, 2015

A one-size-fits-all American-style approach to EEO compliance does not work globally because American laws on discrimination, harassment and diversity are unique in the world. Internationally, though, discrimination and harassment laws vary widely and in many countries diversity is not an issue. These differences complicate the EEO initiatives that American multinationals would otherwise launch globally. This toolkit will address the broad scope of global discrimination programs. ...

Sixth Circuit Finds All Anti-retaliation Provisions are not Created Equal, but they are Legal Landmines

by Sara Jodka in Human Resources, Legal. Posted June 9, 2015

Generally speaking, employment-related retaliation laws prohibit employers from taking adverse actions against employees who engage in protected conduct, like complaining about discrimination or harassment, or for participating in a governmental investigation. There is no doubt anti-retaliation laws serve a good purpose, but did you know there are at least 40 different federal anti-retaliation laws? This ...

Employment Law Litigation: Count the Cost Before Waging the War

by Richard Meneghello in Legal. Posted June 9, 2015

When Sun Tzu wrote “The Art of War” in the sixth century B.C., he probably wasn’t thinking about how his advice would apply to employment law litigation in the 21st century, but he might as well have. One of his most famous quotes from that epic military treatise is “Those who wish to fight must ...

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