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Rule would raise salary threshold of overtime-exempt employees to $47,476 from $23,660.Source: Millions more Americans to be eligible for overtime pay
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Workers Sue Over Alabama Wage Law, Citing Civil Rights
Fast-food workers and civil rights groups in Birmingham, Ala., are challenging a recent state law that bars cities from setting their own higher minimum wages, alleging the law violates the workers civil rights.Source: Workers Sue Over Alabama Wage Law, Citing Civil Rights
Free speech limits tested when Louisiana public agencies restrict employees’ social media | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Rapides Parish teacher Deborah Vailes was called into the office and reprimanded by the principal on the day she posted sharply critical remarks on her personal Facebook page about Louisiana’sSource: Free speech limits tested when Louisiana public agencies restrict employees’ social media | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Alabama passes law banning cities and towns from increasing minimum wage | US news | The Guardian
State senate passes the legislation, which voids a Birmingham city ordinance attempting to raise the city’s minimum wage to $10.10, on a 23-11 voteSource: Alabama passes law banning cities and towns from increasing minimum wage | US news | The Guardian
Walmart is rolling out big changes to worker schedules this year – The Washington Post
The new system falls short of what activist groups had been demanding, but reflects a shift towards giving workers more say.Source: Walmart is rolling out big changes to worker schedules this year – The Washington Post
Bill would overhaul Ohio employment discrimination law | The Columbus Dispatch
A business-friendly proposal to overhaul Ohio’s employment-discrimination law either would clean up a law that has become a costly mess for employers or protect those who are breaking the law in the workplace, according to proponents and opponents of a bill that has been introduced in the legislature.Source: Bill would overhaul Ohio employment discrimination law | The Columbus Dispatch
Judge Orders Back Pay For Sheltered Workshop Employees – Disability Scoop
In a move that could have widespread implications, a judge has ordered a sheltered workshop to pay more than $54,000 in damages and back pay after wrongly setting subminimum wages.Source: Judge Orders Back Pay For Sheltered Workshop Employees – Disability Scoop
Federal Workplace Law Fails To Protect Employees Left Out Of Workers’ Comp
Source: Federal Workplace Law Fails To Protect Employees Left Out Of Workers’ CompCompanies that opt out of state workers’ comp laws say the Employee Retirement Income Security Act will ensure that injured workers get justice. An NPR investigation found that may not be true.
California Man Files Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Employer – Law Firm Newswire
San Francisco, CA (Law Firm Newswire) January 21, 2016 – A former employee of Ferguson Enterprises sued the plumbing distributionSource: California Man Files Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Employer – Law Firm Newswire
Lunch break gives Texas employers indigestion
The question of whether lunch breaks are compensable recently surfaced in a case from the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas). The court’s decision is instructive and provides a timely reminder that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is fraught with danger.Source: Lunch break gives Texas employers indigestion