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Oracle Settles $15.5M California PAGA Pay Dispute

HR Digest

The lawsuit, filed in 2016, centered on Oracles commission structure for its sales workforce. Specifically, they claimed Oracles commission calculations and payment timelines failed to meet state requirements, shortchanging workers. Two former employees alleged that the tech giants pay practices violated California wage laws.

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

HR Bartender

Specifically, employers can include non-discretionary bonuses, incentive payments and commissions to satisfy up to 10 percent (10%) of the minimum weekly salary. The effective date of the new rules is December 1, 2016. The 2016 #FLSA Overtime Changes: Here’s What #HR Needs to Know Click To Tweet.

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SC High Court Stresses that with Discretionary Issues Commission Must Actually Use Discretion

The Workcomp Writer

Ironically, the Supreme Court based its reasoning upon a Court of Appeals decision properly rendered on the same issue approximately one year after that same lower court had affirmed the commission’s summary dismissal of the appeal in the instant case. Proffitt sought commission review of the order. 67-705(H)(4).

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Charity for Civil Servants supports staff affected by dementia through collaboration

Employee Benefits

From 2015 to 2016, The Charity for Civil Servants engaged in face-to-face consultation sessions with its employees and members across the UK who were caring for individuals affected by dementia. The objective of this was to identify the challenges the caregivers faced and to develop services that could address their unique needs.

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Reporting Workplace Bullying to HR – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

If you are retaliated by losing your job, being demoted, or suffered some other adverse employment action, you should talk with your state’s civil or human rights agency or contact the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Image captured by Sharlyn Lauby after giving a presentation at KronosWorks 2016 in Orlando, FL.

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Another Judge Makes the News

Florida Workers' Comp

Despite being very comprehensive, it does not include the Commission's final decision of April 22, 2022. The Kentucky Judicial Commission unanimously "order(ed). The Commission lamented that "many of the children are too young to understand what is going on in the courtroom and too young to participate in any proceedings."

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120-Pound Weight Gain Might (or Might Not) Sink Idaho Worker’s Aggravation Claim

The Workcomp Writer

The Court also found the Commission had utilized an incorrect standard when it held the claimant's post-accident weight gain—he weighed 250 pounds at the time of injury, but after surgery gained an additional 120 pounds—was a subsequent superseding event that relieved the employers of liability for the full extent of his disability.