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2019 brought forward a lot of important questions in employment law, for both employees and employers. Here are some stories that stuck out: Over 50? Chances are you will face age discrimination. Despite the passage of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act in 1967,...
The Department of Labor has issued a new rule on who qualifies as exempt from overtime. Classifying a worker as exempt requires identifying a specific exemption, such as the executive, administrative, learned professional, computer employee or outside sales...
In 2017, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) found reasonable cause to believe that Uber Technologies allowed a culture of sexual harassment, along with retaliation against people who complained. The EEOC began the investigation after a viral blog post...
Although the economy is strong now, layoffs are still a reality in many industries. When you are hit with a layoff, your employer will probably offer you some kind of severance package to make things easier. They are not doing this out of the goodness of their hearts....
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the agency that enforces some aspects of U.S. labor law, has told a federal administrative law judge to move forward with the approval of a settlement in a longstanding case against McDonald's. Union workers had sued...
The annual National Defense Authorization Act will contain a provision giving federal employees up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave to care for a new or sick child. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced an agreement between the House and Senate to include...
Everyone enjoys a good holiday party. It's a way to show your staff that you appreciate their hard work this year and to get everyone revved up for next year. Yet sometimes, things get out of hand. Certain poor choices could mean liability for your business. You can't...
One of the major priorities of the Trump administration's Department of Labor has been deregulation. The purpose of much of the deregulation is to reduce the cost of legal compliance for employers. At the same time, the DOL still plans robust enforcement of the law,...
For the so-called "gig economy" to be profitable, it relies on one fundamental idea. The workers who perform the gigs are not employees of the company but independent contractors. In theory, being an independent contractor can allow someone to pick up small tasks to...
In 2017, the Economic Policy Institute did a study of wage theft in the 10 most populous states. The group estimated that 2.4 million people each year lose a total of $8 billion to thefts by their employers. That $8 billion, which again only represents 10 states, was...