In Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo, employees of a meat-processing facility in Iowa sued Tyson for unpaid overtime compensation related to time spent putting on and taking off (i.e. âdonning and doffingâ) protective equipment. Under Tysonâs compensation model, wages...
âDrag a $100 bill through a trailer park, you never know what youâll find.â âEvery word she writes is a lie, including âandâ and âthe.’â âDid NOT!â Can a denial open you up for a defamation suit? Apparently. This is essentially what recently happened to Bill...
The end of the federal government fiscal year (September 30) always produces a flurry of activity from the EEOC, and this year was no different. Of the 157 lawsuits filed by the EEOC in fiscal year 2015, approximately 62 of them were filed between September 1...
A question was posed to me on Twitter this past week: Shouldnât former University of Southern California (USC) football coach Steve Sarkisian have been placed on FMLA leave to get treatment for apparent alcoholism instead of getting sacked by USC? [Pun intended,...
Q. We keep track of work hours for non-exempt employees using an electronic timekeeping system. For our exempt employees, we really have no records of how many hours they are working each day or week. Are we required to? Even if it’s not required, should we?A....
