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Santa Ana, Calif. eatery serves up $96K in back OT, penalties

01/30/2017
The couple who owns El Calamar restaurant in Orange County has agreed to settle federal charges that they violated the Fair Labor Standards Act when they failed to pay cooks for all the overtime they worked.

Job–not job description–counts for exemption

01/30/2017
A job description that specifies that an employee’s position is exempt and delineates job duties that fit an exemption isn’t enough to establish exempt status.

Court: Schedule change can be an adverse action

01/26/2017
Something like a schedule change that really affects an employee can be seen by a court as serious enough to warrant litigation.

2016 EEOC charges rose in all major categories

01/26/2017
The EEOC handled 91,503 charges of workplace discrimination in fiscal year 2016, a 2.4% increase overall.

Overtime changes still on hold; likely shelved by Trump’s DOL

01/26/2017
The controversial changes to U.S. overtime law—on hold since a Texas court’s Nov. 22 preliminary injunction—are still frozen in the courts.

Republican group urges Trump: Keep LGBT protections for contractors

01/24/2017
The Log Cabin Republicans, an advocacy group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender conservatives, has appealed to the Trump administration.

Puzder hearings again rescheduled–now set for Feb. 2

01/24/2017
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee originally scheduled Puzder’s sit-down for mid-January, but twice pushed it back.

Jury sides with Richmond, Minn. cops in age bias case

01/23/2017
A Hennepin County, Minn. jury has awarded two Richmond police officers $125,000 after determining that the city discriminated against them because of their age.

Ameriprise settles charges of racially biased pay practices

01/23/2017
Minneapolis-based Ameriprise Financial has agreed to pay $128,200 in back wages and interest to 20 black current and former employees to settle federal discrimination charges.

OK to ban disabled customers who act belligerently

01/23/2017
If customers or visitors becomes belligerent, a business can ban them from the premises without running afoul of disability discrimination laws.