Browsing Month September, 2011
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26 September 2011 at 21 : 25 PM
$3 Million Settlement in 3M Age Discrimination Lawsuit
3M, the company that made Post-It Notes famous, has recently settled a discrimination case with the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) for three million dollars. The company agreed to pay the sum to 290 employees who claimed they were victims of age discrimination from 2003-2006, when 3M laid off hundreds of employees older than age ...
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19 September 2011 at 21 : 03 PM
Groupon’s Trouble With FLSA
On the heels of G&A Partners’ latest webinar, “Understanding FLSA (Federal Labor Standards Act) and Employee Eligibility”, comes a real-world example of the damage misclassification can do to a company’s reputation and bottom line. Groupon, the online daily deals site, is facing a class-action suit from 1000 former sales employees, alleging ...
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13 September 2011 at 19 : 47 PM
How the “Million Dollar Employee” Demonstrates G&A Partners’ Value Proposition
For someone unfamiliar with how a PEO works (or what PEO even stands for), understanding the concept at first can be confusing. G&A Partners recently introduced a new spokesman for the company that makes it easier for others to quickly grasp what a PEO (Professional Employer Organization) is all about. The “Million Dollar Employee” has over 15 ...
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6 September 2011 at 13 : 23 PM
Vacation: When will it end?
What would you do if your boss suddenly told you that you could take as much vacation as you wanted? Would you be filled with excitement? Or would you be afraid of taking too much time off? Well this scenario is reality at about 2% of American businesses. A new trend is emerging in corporate America—a policy of unlimited vacation. According to a recent ...
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