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An interesting case recently arose in the courts. In 2013, two workers from Apple stores in New York and Los Angeles filed a federal class-action lawsuit against Apple. The claim was that they were not being paid for all the hours they had worked. Apple store...
Your company has an opening and you want to upload a job posting that reads: "Applicants should have no more than 7 years of experience." But you wonder: could this be a form of discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)? The Supreme Court...
Staying on top of changes in state and federal employment law can be something of a challenge. It is a good idea to designate someone in your human resources department to comb through your employee materials and make sure they're up to date, and the beginning of the...
2019 saw at least ten multimillion-dollar private class action settlements in the wage-and-hour law arena, along with a couple of multimillion-dollar government settlements. While several of the largest settlements involved California, wage-and-hour cases appear to be...
Over one-third of employees report having been romantically linked to a co-worker, so while an outright ban on office romances might seem like an easy fix, it is naïve. With Valentine's Day right around the corner, love is in the air, so there is no better time to...
Three referees who have worked with the NCAA for over a decade filed suit recently for age discrimination. They claim that, despite highly favorable evaluations, the number of games they have been assigned to officiate has dropped off. In fact, none has been assigned...
We reached a minor milestone earlier this month: women now hold more payroll jobs than men. They now hold 50.04% of these jobs, which exclude farm and household work, along with those who are self-employed. We say "minor" milestone because women have hit this mark...
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prohibits age discrimination against employees who are 40 and over. It applies to both the private and public sectors, including the federal government. However, the language in the Act is slightly different when talking...
When an employee refused to travel for work based on his wife's ongoing heart troubles, he did not have a valid claim for leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), a federal court has found. In this instance, the man did not actually provide any...
On Sunday, Jan. 12, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a final rule on liability for franchisors and companies that outsource services to staffing agencies. The new rule, which replaces a policy put in place by the Obama administration, makes it harder for employees...