The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals (whose decisions are binding on federal courts in Connecticut, New York, and Vermont) has issued a ruling that provides significant guidance on overtime exemptions for professional...
Employment Law Letter
Volunteers make the accomplishments of Michigan's nonprofit organizations possible. Although they're critical to the nonprofits' operations in the state (and elsewhere), be aware their good deeds may not go unpunished...
The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all Ohio employers) recently reversed a district court decision in favor of an employer and held that comparator information may be discoverable (exchanged as...
Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the federal law that regulates union activities and labor-management relations, employees who are "guards" are treated differently than other nonsuperviso-ry employees...
Noncompete agreements can be an effective way to protect your business if former employees or independent contractors are working for a rival business and using the skills, information, and contacts they acquired while...
Including the appropriate language in an employment agreement can enable you to terminate a contract employee who engages in bad behavior. A recent decision from the Arkansas Court of Appeals illustrates that principle...
Q We have a long-term employee who has begun acting irrationally and erratically—demanding to be placed on projects he isn't qualified for, having emotional outbursts in front of other employees—which has had a negative...
When you sit down to write an employee handbook, you'll probably start by trying to think of all the subjects you need to cover. The obvious ones come easily. Of course, you must tell your employees about how they will...
If you Google "How to Nail an Interview," more than 300,000,000 hits come up. Indeed, the importance of crushing an interview cannot be overstated, as one engineer with a race discrimination claim recently learned...
Sometimes the schoolteacher refrains "everyone be quiet" or "back to your corners" can feel like an excellent tool for managing employees. Be aware of the pitfalls, however, when you ask them to avoid certain topics of...
Q We have a long-term employee who has begun acting irrationally and erraticallydemanding to be placed on projects he isnt qualified for, having emotional outbursts in front of other employeeswhich has had a negative...
Q We have a long-term employee who has begun acting irrationally and erratically—demanding to be placed on projects he isn't qualified for, having emotional outbursts in front of other employees—which has had a negative...
Last month, we discussed the sigh of relief you can breathe now that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has held employers may require confidentiality during the course of workplace investigations (see “NLRB...
Over the past months, we've written about some court decisions applying religious exemptions embodied in federal antidiscrimination statutes. A recent decision by the Illinois Appellate Court illustrates a companion...
Over the past months, we've written about some court decisions applying religious exemptions embodied in federal antidiscrimination statutes. A recent decision by the Illinois Appellate Court illustrates a companion...