Employment Law – this week’s update features Wal-Mart’s EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation suit, Obama’s overtime law and more.
Wal-Mart to Pay $363,419 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Published on jdsupra
CLEVELAND – Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P., part of the nation’s largest retail chain, has agreed to pay $363,419 and commit to significant injunctive relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today… [ Read More ]
Obama’s Overtime Law Could Mean No More Employees for Startups by Paul Christiansen Published on FOX Business
Recently President Obama signed an order directing the Labor Department to revise the rules relating to overtime pay for executive, administrative and professional employees. As it currently stands, salaried employees in these classifications who make below $455 per week are automatically eligible for overtime pay… [ Read More ]
Eleventh Circuit Agrees Employees Can Waive FLSA Collective Action Rights by Mark J. Levin, Donna Page, Steven Suflas Published on jdsupra
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has become the fifth appellate court to hand down a victory for employers in the fight over enforceability of class action waivers… [ Read More ]
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