HR How To: Dealing with Attendance Issues
It’s the morning after Mardi Gras, and Joe calls in sick. You were expecting it—after all, he was sick the Friday before a long weekend, and the Monday after the…
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HR Tips: Responding to an EEOC Complaint
You’ve received in the mail a letter from the EEOC, stating that the employee you fired for continued poor performance, tardiness and dishonesty last month, is alleging a charge of…
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Seattle, Washington $15 Minimum Wage
On Tuesday June 3, 2014 the mayor of Seattle, Ed Murray, signed a law that will increase the city’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2017, making it the…
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Seattle, WA $15 Minimum Wage Offers Lower Rates for Small Employers
The Seattle minimum wage law requires large employers (or “Schedule 1” employers) to pay a minimum wage of $15 per hour beginning in 2017. However, it allows small businesses (or…
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California Minimum Wage Increase
Effective July 1, 2014, the California minimum wage increases from $8.00 to $9.00 per hour. On January 1, 2016, it increases again to $10.00 per hour. Both changes take effect…
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