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What is Philadelphia’s law on requesting info on applicants’ criminal records?

Q. Our company has an office in Philadelphia. Can we ask about an applicant's criminal and arrest record when recruiting employees to work there?

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It’s not all bad news when NLRB rules on social media

The National Labor Relations Board has been taking a close look at how employers react when they don't like what their employees post on Facebook. Surprisingly, employers have won several of those cases.

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Don’t get burned! The cat’s paw theory of discriminatory firing

Under what's called the Cat's Paw Theory, employers can't defend themselves against employment discrimination claims by saying they didn't know a supervisor was biased. The theory was first introduced...

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What’s the difference between an independent contractor and an employee?

Q. How do I know when to classify a worker as a contractor or a true employee?

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Punish employees who ‘occupy’ in their spare time?

Q. What recourse do employers have against employees involved in ‘Occupy [Wherever]' protests during off-time?

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Disabled worker? It may pay to offer commuting accommodations

While many district courts have found that commuting to work falls outside of the realm of an employer's obligation to provide reasonable accommodations for disabled employees, some courts have opted...

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New rules for commissioned sales employees?

Q. What are the new developments regarding overtime exemption for commissioned sales employees?

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Employee just got religion: Must we accommodate?

Q. Our company requires employees to work on weekends because those are our busiest days. When we hire, we ask applicants about their weekend availability. Now a few employees claim their religious...

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When must lunch breaks be paid?

Q. Our employee handbook says nonexempt retail employees can take an unpaid 30-minute lunch break. However, our store is often very busy and employees often take lunch breaks of only 10 to 15 minutes....

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Should we retain copies of I-9 documents?

Q. We recently decided to start making copies of documents that employees provide to complete their I-9 forms (driver's license, etc.).  Do we need to go back and complete new I-9s for employees hired...

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It’s not all bad news when NLRB rules on social media

The National Labor Relations Board has been taking a close look at how employers react when they don't like what their employees post on Facebook. Surprisingly, employers have won several of those...

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Don’t get burned! The cat’s paw theory of discriminatory firing

Under what's called the Cat's Paw Theory, employers can't defend themselves against employment discrimination claims by saying they didn't know a supervisor was biased. The theory was first introduced...

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What’s the difference between an independent contractor and an employee?

Q. How do I know when to classify a worker as a contractor or a true employee? The post What’s the difference between an independent contractor and an employee? appeared first on Business Management...

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Punish employees who ‘occupy’ in their spare time?

Q. What recourse do employers have against employees involved in ‘Occupy [Wherever]' protests during off-time? The post Punish employees who ‘occupy’ in their spare time? appeared first on Business...

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Disabled worker? It may pay to offer commuting accommodations

While many district courts have found that commuting to work falls outside of the realm of an employer's obligation to provide reasonable accommodations for disabled employees, some courts have opted...

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New rules for commissioned sales employees?

Q. What are the new developments regarding overtime exemption for commissioned sales employees? The post New rules for commissioned sales employees? appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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Employee just got religion: Must we accommodate?

Q. Our company requires employees to work on weekends because those are our busiest days. When we hire, we ask applicants about their weekend availability. Now a few employees claim their religious...

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When must lunch breaks be paid?

Q. Our employee handbook says nonexempt retail employees can take an unpaid 30-minute lunch break. However, our store is often very busy and employees often take lunch breaks of only 10 to 15 minutes....

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Should we retain copies of I-9 documents?

Q. We recently decided to start making copies of documents that employees provide to complete their I-9 forms (driver's license, etc.).  Do we need to go back and complete new I-9s for employees hired...

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