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The U.S. Department of Labor has promised a renewed emphasis on enforcement and important changes to key policies in 2015. The targeted enforcement areas include: (1) federal and state minimum wage and overtime law violations; (2) the classification of workers as independent contractors; and (3) an overhaul of the Fair Labor Standard Act's overtime exemption for white collar employees.
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Top Stories: Lodging & Gaming
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Six Key Payment Trends for 2015
From security strategies to mobile payment, the payment space is poised for major changes in the year ahead. With huge disruptions in the payment space including EMV and the debut of Apple Pa, 2014 was a watershed year for payments technology. Ingenico summarizes six key payments trends that hospitality tech executives need to know about in 2015.
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Engaging the Health Care Community to End Human Trafficking
Health care professionals can play a significant role in addressing sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of adolescents and young adults through clinical care, research, and policy. Although recognition of the extent and importance of these problems is relatively recent-among health care professionals as well as the general public-carefully designed strategies are beginning to emerge from the dedicated and innovative work of NGOs and professionals in diverse settings in the U.S. and globally.
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Top Stories: Human Resources
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Company Tracks Employees' Steps For Insurance Benefits
"We were seeing our health care costs go up," Dalal said. "Even though we offer great benefits, we were noticing our employees were not taking advantage of all their health screenings." So, his company started offering incentives. Employees get points for reaching certain healthy living goals. They can earn $100 gift cards and win a raffle for free health premiums if employees earn enough points.
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What's Lurking in Our Workplaces
There's a big gap between illegal and exclusionary conduct. Here's why: in most parts of the U.S., if you remove tangible actions and overt forms of mistreatment, such as blatant disparate treatment or outrageous verbal or written actions, it's nearly impossible to raise viable claims of discrimination.
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