Aug 29, 2017 | Employment Law
Most employees in the U.S. are “W-2” workers, who are paid an hourly wage and are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal law enacted in 1938. Because of its broad coverage, the Fair Labor Standards Act applies virtually to all hourly employees... read more
Jun 30, 2017 | Employment Law
The 2016 Presidential Election was one of the most contentious in recent memory. Passions ran high on the left and the right. While many hoped Election Night would bring a reprieve, it did not. Politics has become so divisive that many employers are adopting policies... read more
Nov 4, 2016 | Employment Law
As most know by now, earlier this year the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its final rule updating the regulations governing whether executive, administrative, and professional employees are entitled to overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act... read more
Oct 1, 2015 | Employment Law
In a recent decision rendered in the context of a Union organizing campaign involving Browning Ferris Industries [i], a divided National Labor Relations Board has adopted a greatly expanded standard for determining who is a “joint employer” under the... read more
Apr 17, 2014 | Employment Law
March Madness brings competition, surprises, upsets, and the most climactic of all – overtime. Just a week before President Obama made his famous March Madness picks, he issued a memorandum to the Secretary of Labor that could be sending many into overtime.... read more
Jan 3, 2014 | Employment Law
The Supreme Court’s recent pro-employer decisions, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar and Vance v. Ball State University clarified some of the standards for employer liability for workplace retaliation and harassment under Title VII of the... read more
