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Oracle Settles $15.5M California PAGA Pay Dispute

HR Digest

This case, initiated by two former sales employees, goes to show the complexities of wage laws and the growing influence of PAGA in holding employers accountable. The lawsuit, filed in 2016, centered on Oracles commission structure for its sales workforce. Subscribe to The HR Digest for the latest HR news and employment updates.

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The 2016 #FLSA Overtime Changes: What #HR Needs to Know

HR Bartender

Even with the reduction from the initial proposal, this is still more than double what the minimum salary currently is under the 2004 regulations. There is one bit of good news for employers. That is, unlike before, employers now can include certain non-discretionary compensation toward the minimum salary.

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Is addiction a disability under the ADA?

Business Management Daily

If so, what are your obligations as an employer? Title I of the ADA governs employment. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s final regulations, issued in 2011, further expand the ADAAA’s goal of broadening the definition of “disability” under the ADA. How does the ADA define disability?

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Illinois Employee’s Termination Not Retaliatory Where it Occurred Six Weeks Prior to His Filing Comp Claim

The Workcomp Writer

The court acknowledged that had the alleged injury been witnessed by a representative of the employer, the result might have been different, the court stressed that the former employee had come forward with no evidence that the employer knew of the alleged work-relatedness of the injury or that he would eventually file a workers’ compensation claim.

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Overtime threshold rising to $35,568 on Jan. 1

Business Management Daily

The new threshold represents a 50% increase over the current threshold of $23,660, which was established in 2004. This rule brings a commonsense approach that offers consistency and certainty for employers as well as clarity and prosperity for American workers.”. The white-collar overtime threshold will increase to $35,568 on Jan.

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Issue Commentary: Compensability of Injuries Sustained as a Result of Inoculations

The Workcomp Writer

Citing a 1928 decision by the state’s Supreme Court, the appellate court held that since the flu shot was not mandated by the employer, the fact that the inoculation was received at the employer’s facility, while the manager was on the clock, did not mean the injury was work-related. Walgreen Co. 2016-Ohio-8304, 2016 Ohio App.

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NC Employer May Not Use Truck Driver’s “Misconduct” in Causing Accident as Excuse for Denying TTD Benefits

The Workcomp Writer

The court reviewed the state’s so-called Seagroves test, which holds that, under appropriate circumstances, an employee’s termination for misconduct may constitute a constructive refusal of suitable employment on the part of the former employee, such that he or she is also disqualified from receiving temporary total disability benefits.