Reader Paul posted thw following question on this site (here; July 4, 2024 at 9:34 pm). My answer follows.

In my job, my normal schedule is 12hr shifts. I work 36 hrs one week and 48 hours the next week. We have 8 hrs built in OT on the last day of the pay period, anything over 80 hrs it’s OT. We get 8 hrs at 1 12 pay on holidays. If the holiday falls on the 36 hr week, we get the holiday pay and our OT. If the Holiday falls on a work day on the…
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I continue to receive questions about pyramiding of overtime. Prior posts are here: 6/2/22,  8/31/20; 12/4/17; 1/10/17; 4/1/16; 12/1/16; 1/2/13. The latest question came in a few days ago.
Names have been changed to protect anonymity of the poster & their company.
Elwood Blues;eblues@gmail.com
My name is Elwood Blues, and I work at a paper plant in Pontiac, IL. For straight day workers working 8 hours a day, our Union contract reads the following:
An employee will be paid overtime for all hours worked:
A) over 8 in a 24 hour period
B) consecutively,…
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Congratulations to the excellent employees & management of my client, the Dill Pickle Food Co-op, for ratifying its first collective bargaining agreement with its new labor union the Dill Pickle Food Co-op Workers’ Union (DPFCWU). This is a great example of what positive & cooperative (no pun intended) labor relations can accomplish. Please see the below public relations release for more information.

Co-op Update: The Dill Pickle and the Dill Pickle Food Co-op Workers’ Union Sign Three Year Collective Bargaining Agreement

The DPFCWU and Dill Pickle Leadership celebrate after the signing of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Erika Mikkalo, DPFCWU…
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I’ve now garnered eight five-star reviews on Google! They’re pasted below.
 Peg Dunne Pavelec
Chuck has been a valuable resource for our company over the past decade or so. Chuck is extremely responsive and understanding. He considers the human element in addition to the legal issue, which always helps come to a meaningful resolution. Chuck is generous with both his time and legal expertise. While working with Chuck, I always feel I am learning to be a better executive while he handles our sensitive situations. I am always appreciative for his involvement. Thanks, Chuck!
 Mark Thomas
I have…
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Leading Professionals to Teach About Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship 2023
Financial Poise Webinars announces “Welcome to the Team! Recruiting and Hiring, Including Restrictive Covenants,” a live webinar premiering  January 25th at 2:00 PM CST. This webinar is co-produced by West LegalEdCenter and part of the “Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship 2023” series. It will feature Charles Krugel (Law Offices of Charles Krugel); Matthew Christensen (Garfinkel Group, LLC); Helen Bloch (Law Offices of Helen Bloch, P.C.); and Cynthia E. Fruchtman (Law Offices of Cynthia E Fruchtman).
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My client, the Dill Pickle Food Co-op, is thrilled to announce that their former labor union, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) was decertified on 12/20/22! The IWW was replaced with our own employees’ union, the Dill Pickle Food Co-op Workers Union.
We’re really excited and pleased that our employees chose to go their own way and start their own union. The Co-op’s board of directors has consistently and publicly said that they wanted employees to be unionized. Unfortunately, the IWW just didn’t work out for all concerned.
A few noteworthy items about IWW’s decertification. The IWW was my client’s…
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Contractor v. Employee: Dept. of Labor Proposed Employee Classification Rule

December 19, 2022; By Charles A. Krugel

Contractor v. employee violations occur in every industry. This is in part due to the regulatory processes in wage rates, labor agreements, and exemptions defining who is and who isn’t an independent contractor.
To paraphrase a genial and genuinely funny former US President, I’m from the government, and I’m here to help!
This article analyzes a new government attempt to help society and the economy by improving guidance on employment relationships and minimizing the impact of wage and hour evaders. A typical case…
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Thanks to Cheryl Winokur Munk for quoting me in her 11/15/22 article for Property & Casualty Specialist. Due to copyright restrictions, I’m only posting my contributions. The above links should take you to P&C’s website oe the article itself.

Carriers Should Prepare for Potential Rise in Sexual Harassment Claims

With more people returning to work, some employment professionals expect a rise in sexual harassment claims

By Cheryl Winokur Munk|November 15, 2022
How Insurers Can Be Proactive

With many insurance employees coming into the oce more frequently, it’s an opportune time for carriers and payers to sharpen their policies on…
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The HR troubles with Twitter’s layoffs—and how to avoid them

The HR troubles with Twitter’s layoffs—and how to avoid them

By Tom Starner

November 10, 2022

When new billionaire owner Elon Musk laid off roughly half of Twitter‘s employees last week using workers’ personal email addresses, HR’s reaction and advice was strong and swift—on and off the social media network.
Clumsy, unprofessional, brutal, inhumane, the opposite of what good leaders would advise or do.
“Elon, please contact Onwards HR before you do any more layoffs at any of your companies,” Onwards HR founder Sarah Rodehorst wrote on LinkedIn…
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A colleague of mine, Neil Lappely, head of Lappley & Associates & an expert in compensation strategy / executive compensation / incentive pay / salesforce compensation / market pricing / board of director pay, asked me the following about DEI strategy.
Wed, Aug 24, 7:11 AM
Hi Chuck,
Hope you are enjoying the last part of summer.
I ran across the attached Harvard Business Review article: To Drive Diversity Efforts Don’t Tiptoe Around Legal Risks.  Thought of you and have a question.  When does a goal turn into a quota?  I am in the position of suggesting to…
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