Archive for 2017
What Is Employment Verification Discrimination?
A new law is set to take effect on January 18, 2017 which will help end employment verification discrimination. Employment verification discrimination occurs when a worker is treated differently when beginning a new job. For example, if an employer requests certain documents from a new employee based on his or her perceived national origin or…
Read MoreTop Wage and Hour Concerns for 2017
Over the last several years, wage inequality and wage stagnation has been a drag on the economy. While the FLSA was enacted to provide workers certain protections, employers have not always abided by these protections. David Weil, the outgoing administrator of the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division, has focused on enforcing these provisions, resulting…
Read MoreFinal Determination Concerning Overtime Law Nears
In November, just days before the new overtime law was set to become effective, a federal district judge from Texas, Judge Amos Mazzant, issued a preliminary injunction blocking the law from implementation. The Labor Department rule would have doubled the salary level at which hourly workers must be paid extra for overtime pay, from $23,660…
Read MoreDoes your work place discriminate?
With the new year, many employees evaluate their current employment situation and New Year’s resolutions may include getting a new job or moving up within their current workplace. One of the factors that may influence whether you decide to seek a new job or receive a promotion is whether you have been subject to discrimination. Some…
Read MoreProtection From Workplace Discrimination Varies From State to State
A recent poll performed by the job search company Monster evaluated how well each state in the country does in protecting workers’ rights. The poll took into account 5 key areas of federal workplace protections. These included: 1) Discrimination based on gender identity as provided by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964…
Read MoreMillions of low-wage earners to get a raise in 2017
The nation’s lowest paid workers in 19 states will be getting a pay raise come 2017. Numerous states across the country will be raising their minimum wage after the new year. In Missouri and Washington, the minimum wage will be adjusted to $11/hour, the highest state minimum wage. Other states set to increase their minimum…
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