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Labor Day 2015

HR Bartender

Bottom line, Labor Day is to celebrate the American worker. I’m thinking this Labor Day should be to celebrate everyone who has (1) been a worker, (2) is a worker, (3) wants to be a worker and (4) will be a worker in the future. The post Labor Day 2015 appeared first on hr bartender. While the U.S.

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Connecticut Court Limits Reach of Res Judicata in Workers' Compensation Cases

The Workcomp Writer

and Liberty Mutual entered into a workers’ compensation insurance contract in September 2015. Liberty Mutual issued a cancellation notice in October 2015, effective November 3, 2015. The Appellate Court emphasized that the Commissioner’s jurisdiction was confined to matters falling within the Workers’ Compensation Act.

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Tesla ordered to cough up $137 million to ex-worker over toxic workplace culture

HR Digest

has been ordered to pay around $137 million to a former worker who alleged a racist workplace culture. A San Francisco federal court ruled that Tesla should pay former contract worker Owen Diaz after he was subjected to a toxic and racist work environment. Tesla, Inc. This means that he was not legally mandated to sign the agreement.

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Just Another Week?

Florida Workers' Comp

I was engaged in a conversation at the Florida Workers' Compensation Conference in 2015. We spoke that day about many aspects of Florida, workers' compensation, and the community of interests that surrounds and permeates it. That periodically leads to failure. But it also leads to some successes.

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Christopher Hitchins: The impact of The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023

Employee Benefits

In a bid to address the new types of working patterns that are associated with the gig economy, the government’s long-awaited private members’ bill entitled The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 has received Royal Assent in the House of Lords.

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Reporting Workers’ Comp Claims Late Can Push up Costs Nearly 50%

InterWest Insurance Services

One of the keys to keeping the costs of a workers’ compensation claim from spiraling out of control is prompt claims reporting. Claims are routinely filed late, either by the injured worker who fails to report it to the employer, or the employer dawdling or procrastinating and not reporting the claim to its insurer. The fallout.

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Proposed 2015 DOL Overtime Rule Change: What #HR Needs to Know

HR Bartender

On July 6, 2015, the U.S. The proposed change would increase the minimum salary to the 90 th percentile of weekly earnings of full-time salaried workers. The post Proposed 2015 DOL Overtime Rule Change: What #HR Needs to Know appeared first on hr bartender. Today we’re going to cover the salary basis part of the proposal.

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