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Upcoming Seminar: "Is Your Employee Handbook Ready for Prime Time? Upcoming Seminar: "Is Your Employee Handbook Ready for Prime Time? Posted by Foster Pepper. On March 27, 2015. At their best, handbooks can effectively communicate employer policies and culture, and provide a strong defense against employee claims. At their worst, handbooks can sow confusion or trigger liability. Join attorneys from Foster Pepper’s Employment and Labor. Avoiding NLRB attacks on employers’ social media policies. This publi...
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Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Employer's Right to Discharge Employee for Marijuana Use : Washington Workplace Law
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Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Employer's Right to Discharge Employee for Marijuana Use. Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Employer's Right to Discharge Employee for Marijuana Use. Posted by Tom Francis. On June 26, 2015. Medical and recreational marijuana is legal in Washington and Colorado; however, the highest courts in both states have ruled that employers can still discharge employees for using it. Most recently, in Coats v. Dish Network, LLC. The Colorado court ruled that, in determining what is lawfu...
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Department of Labor Targets Use of Independent Contractors : Washington Workplace Law
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Department of Labor Targets Use of Independent Contractors. Department of Labor Targets Use of Independent Contractors. Posted by Steve Peltin. On July 31, 2015. Contributing Research by Dori Kojima. On July 15, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released an Administrator’s Interpretation. The “Economic Realities” Test Under the FLSA. Extent the work performed is integral to the company’s business. Degree of control held by the company over the worker. The DOL interprets each factor in a way that f...
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Who is UW Faculty Forward. Q&A: Forming a Faculty Union. The Case for a Faculty Union. The Case for a Faculty Union. UW Facts and Figures. Who is UW Faculty Forward. Q&A: Forming a Faculty Union. The Case for a Faculty Union. The Case for a Faculty Union. UW Facts and Figures. All members pay union dues relative to their annual salary. If your annual salary is $30,000 or less, your dues are $10/month or $120/year. Choose your annual salary below to become a member. 30,000 or less. 30,000- $50,000. Or sca...
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Kmart Sued for Use of Payroll Debit Card System : Washington Workplace Law
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Kmart Sued for Use of Payroll Debit Card System. Kmart Sued for Use of Payroll Debit Card System. Posted by Tom Francis. On July 20, 2015. A class of employees is suing Kmart in a California state court for allegedly engaging in unfair business and employment practices in its use of payroll debit cards. In the California lawsuit, the plaintiffs claim (among other things) that. Kmart earns interest on the payroll funds not withdrawn from the debit card, thereby using employee wages for investment purposes.
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Up In Smoke: Washington Employers Score A Victory In Medical Marijuana Case : Washington Workplace Law
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Up In Smoke: Washington Employers Score A Victory In Medical Marijuana Case. Up In Smoke: Washington Employers Score A Victory In Medical Marijuana Case. Posted by Janelle Milodragovich. On June 14, 2011. The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled that Washington's Medical Use of Marijuana Act. MUMA”) does not prevent an employer from discharging an employee for authorized medical marijuana use. (. Roe v TeleTech Customer Care Management (Colorado) LLC -. Links to Majority decision. The Supreme Court r...
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The four agencies that govern relations between unions and employers:. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) http:/ www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/home/default.asp. National Mediation Board (NMB) http:/ www.nmb.gov/. The National Mediation Board (NMB), established by the 1934 amendments to the Railway Labor Act of 1926, is an independent agency that performs a central role in facilitating harmonious labor-management relations within two of the nation's key transportation modes the railroads and airlines.