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Lampton Group names new group head of people and culture

Employee Benefits

She and the team will lead a number of people-led initiatives that provide employment and skill development opportunities for local residents, such as apprenticeship programmes, supported internships, green-skills training and recruitment open days.

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US workers gain more freedom to change jobs as government bans noncompete agreements

Workplace Insight

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has dealt a blow to restrictive employment practices by issuing a final rule that bans most noncompete agreements nationwide. This means millions of American workers will soon have more freedom to leave their current employers for jobs with competitors or even start their own businesses.

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The Baby and the Bathwater

Florida Workers' Comp

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission issued a rule. How about an engineer or chimist involved in your revolutionary process or discovery? This is not an employee/employer setting, but a buyer and seller setting. Is the FTC action limited to the employee/employer?

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FLSA status — exempt vs non-exempt, what do employers need to know?

Business Management Daily

Employment classifications can be troubling territory. The FLSA establishes federal minimum wage, overtime pay requirements, employer recordkeeping standards, and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. Exempt workers aren’t entitled to overtime pay.

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Working parents yearn for more flexibility in their jobs

Workplace Insight

Research commissioned by the Department for Education’s Teach in Further Education campaign claims to set out the top three factors working parents consider when looking for a job.

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How do I get started using AI in Disability Management?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Unlike an internet search engine, AI chat applications apply Large Language Models to what you “prompt” (the question you write or speak as an input to initiate a chat session. The Appeal Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation publishes “Significant Decisions” on commonly appealed issues in workers’ compensation [see [link] ].

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Issue Commentary: COVID-19 Claims in States Without Presumptions

The Workcomp Writer

She alleged that her injuries arose out of and in the course of her employment. The employer asserted that Meeks’s injuries were not covered under the Act as accidental injuries or as an occupational disease or nonaccidental injuries. In March 2023, the trial court entered a judgment on the pleadings in favor of the employer.