Is it just me, or did JLo and Shakira's halftime performance at the Super Bowl receive more attention than the game itself? As with so many other issues these days, we are a country divided. Some believe the performance...
Employment Law Letter
Q A nonexempt employee sent us an e-mail requesting time off in lieu of pay for overtime hours he already worked. Are we allowed to grant his request? Unfortunately, you cannot honor the employee's request without...
A few months ago, millions of people made New Year's resolutions. Employers should be no different. Completing a thorough review of your employment practices each year is crucial to running a legally compliant business...
Q A nonexempt employee sent us an e-mail requesting time off in lieu of pay for overtime hours he already worked. Are we allowed to grant his request? A Unfortunately, you cannot honor the employee's request without...
Georgia State Senator Tonya Anderson has introduced a bill to prohibit hair-based discrimination in businesses and schools. It aims specifically to ban discrimination based on natural hairstyles historically associated...
The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) kicked off the new year by releasing two opinion letters providing guidance for dealing with issues arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced the final rule concerning joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The effective date is March 16, 2020. Four-factor test The FLSA established the...
After an employer changed the terms of an employee bonus plan, a misunderstanding developed and led to a finding that the employees' claimed wages hadn't been “agreed upon,” resulting in rejection of their wage and hour...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...