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How should employers react to employee complaints of harassment or threats of physical violence from a former coworker? Once the company has terminated the coworker, concerns about retaliation against an employee by the fired...more
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has issued new internal guidance that significantly changes its approach to administrative settlements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In Field Assistance...more
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