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Employee Complaints Need to Be Taken Seriously

Discrimination & Harassment, Employment Law & HR Topics, Forms and Policies, Termination / By

The current case of Butler v. FedEx Corp., involves an employee, Lynette Butler who worked for FedEx Trade Networks Transportation & Brokerage Inc. for 17 years until she was fired on November 2012. In 2010 Butler was assigned the position of transportation supervisor, where she approved driver timecards and monitored costs. In the course and …

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CA Update LAWlert: Supreme Court broadens definition of employer

California, Employment Law & HR Topics, Hiring, Safety, State & Federal Employment Law Updates, Termination, Wage & Hour / By

In California under the IWC wage orders an entity can be held part of an employer/employee relationship if any one of the following three scenarios are satisfied: (1) “to exercise control over the wages, hours or working conditions;” or (2) “to suffer or permit to work;” or (3) “to engage,” a common law definition. Elements …

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