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Annual Party Poopers’ Guide to the Holidays: The Office Holiday Party is Back and So Are We

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Over the past two years, employers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic were forced to hold their holiday celebrations virtually via Zoom, or maybe even scrapped such events altogether given the circumstances. This year,...more

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German Employment Law Fall 2022 Update: Bonuses, COVID-19, and Annual Leave Entitlements

​​​​​​​This fall and winter season, employers in Germany have several developments in German employment law to put on their radars, including optional bonus pay due to the spike in energy costs; workplace safety and health...more

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Oregon Equal Pay Bonus Exemptions Set to Expire Soon

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Oregon’s Equal Pay Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of a protected class in the payment of wages or other compensation for work of a comparable character. Compensation broadly includes wages, salary, bonuses,...more

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Employer Alert: First Deadline to Claim NYS Healthcare Worker Bonus is September 2

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As part of its 2023 state budget, New York State has allocated $1.2 billion for the payment of bonuses to certain frontline healthcare workers. This bonus program is intended to reward healthcare workers for their services...more

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Bonuses Must Be Included In Regular Rate For Non-Exempt Employees: Another Cautionary Tale?

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What employers often miss when calculating proper overtime is that they must include in the regular rate different kinds of supplemental payments that non-exempt people receive. If they do not, they are not paying properly. ...more

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Minnesota's COVID-19 Frontline Worker Pay Law: What Employers Need to Know

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Eligible Minnesota workers can now apply through the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) for a bonus under the COVID-19 Frontline Worker Pay Law. Below is an outline of what employers need to know about...more

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Deadline Looming: Businesses with Minnesota Employees Need to Take 5 Steps to Comply with New Frontline Worker Bonus Pay Law

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Minnesota, a hotbed of COVID-19 at various times over the past two years, has a new law that recognizes the state’s frontline workers by offering them the chance to receive part of a $500 million bonus pool – and employers...more

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Oregon Extends Vaccine Incentives, Hiring Bonuses

The Great Resignation, COVID-19, and pay equity continue to converge in Oregon, but the end is in sight—for better or worse. In 2021, Oregon amended its pay equity law to exclude vaccine incentives and hiring and...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Can You Avoid The “Turnover Contagion” Plaguing Employers Today?

Most companies invest time, energy, and money in marketing strategies to attract and retain their clients or customers. Companies spend significant resources on market research that tells them how to do this best....more

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Broad Street Brief: To Boost Recruitment, Philly to Consider Thousands in Police Bonuses

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To Boost Recruitment, Philly to Consider Thousands in Police Bonuses- Facing low recruitment numbers, the city is in talks with budget officials and the police to offer bonuses of up to $10,000 for people who serve at...more

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Oregon Extends Exemption for Certain Payments from Equal Pay Act

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Last year, the Oregon legislature temporarily amended Oregon’s Equal Pay Act to exempt vaccine incentives and hiring and retention bonuses from pay equity considerations, as reported here. The temporary amendments were...more

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Oregon Governor Signs Bill on Incentives, Bonuses, and Equal Pay Act Requirements

Oregon employers may want to be aware that on March 7, 2022, Governor Kate Brown signed into law amendments to the state’s Equal Pay Act detailed in Senate Bill (SB) 1514. As a result, Oregon employers may offer vaccine...more

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Snapshot on Manufacturing Industry: February 2022

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Welcome to FP Snapshot on Manufacturing Industry, where we take a quick snapshot look at the most significant workplace law developments over the past month with an emphasis on how they impact manufacturers. OSHA Penalties...more

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Weihnachtsgeld trotz Kurzarbeit?

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Auswirkungen krisenbedingter Ausfallzeiten auf jährliche Sonderzahlungen Ende November 2021 hat das BAG entschieden, dass sich bei Kurarbeit „Null“ der Urlaubsanspruch zeitanteilig verringert (9 AZR 234/21). Der...more

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Five Considerations for Employers at the Close of 2021

The end of the year is both a busy and a celebratory time. As employers close out 2021 and look forward to 2022, here are five issues for employers to consider to prepare for success in the year ahead: 1. Holiday Bonuses...more

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Germany: 3 practical tips for introducing a vaccination bonus in your company

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Companies are dependent on as many of their employees as possible being vaccinated against the coronavirus. Otherwise, staff deployment becomes difficult, as in the case for business trips—or even practically impossible, as...more

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[Webinar] The “Golden State” of PAGA: Status and Trends of CA Wage and Hour Litigation - August 26th, 10:00 am PT

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Developments during the COVID-19 pandemic have left a dark cloud of uncertainty for employers in the Golden State, and have led to many new claims under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). This webinar will cover how...more

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Ontario, Canada Court Awards Employee Longer Reasonable Notice Period Due to Pandemic’s Impact

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In Kraft v. Firepower Financial Corp., 2021 ONSC 4962 (Firepower Financial), an employee brought a motion for summary judgment seeking 10 months’ salary in lieu of notice, commissions and bonuses, and holiday and vacation pay...more

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COVID Related Wage Increases Includible In Regular Rate In FLSA Overtime Case

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I have blogged many times about cases where relatively small amounts of compensation, bonus type compensation, are not included when an employer calculates the regular rate for overtime and a class action ensues. Now, this is...more

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Oregon Temporarily Allows Vaccine Incentives And Hiring Bonuses

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The Oregon legislature has temporarily amended Oregon’s Equal Pay Act to allow employers latitude to both encourage COVID-19 vaccinations and to attract new employees as the state emerges from COVID-19 business restrictions....more

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LA County Considers Mandated $5/Hour “Hero Pay” Increase For Grocery Workers

On January 5, 2021, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors considered an urgency ordinance requiring grocery stores to pay workers an additional $5/hour as “Hero Pay” due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Supervisors Hilda...more

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As 2020 Winds Down, Keep Your Guard Up!

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The business world is looking to breathe a collective sigh of relief about getting to the end of 2020. But employers have to stay focused—year-end parties, performance evaluations, compensation and bonus structures all look...more

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HR Quick Take: Rewarding Employees with PTO

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Q: I have a number of employees who really stepped up during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have already given bonuses to some, but we would also like to offer some additional PTO to help them deal with burnout....more

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Puerto Rico: Pandemic Assistance Packages and their Effect on Christmas Bonus Exemption for Private Employers

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On November 16, 2020, the Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources (“PR DOL”) issued Circular Letter No. 2020-05, discussing considerations for private sector employers when requesting an exemption from paying the...more

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[Webinar] New Developments and FAQs in Wage and Hour Law - November 17th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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Bricker & Eckler’s annual “Hot Topics” seminar is going virtual this year! This series provides human resources professionals and in-house attorneys with insight into ongoing and emerging labor and employment issues. We...more

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