On December 15, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) filed the opening brief in its appeal of a nationwide preliminary injunction that blocks the agency from implementing its revisions to overtime rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).In its...
Last week, I talked about why documentation is so important as part of an employer’s legal defense.Today I’d like to talk about what good documentation should contain. Some of these are so obvious as to be almost ridiculous, but many supervisors and managers...
Netflix. Google. Proctor & Gamble. Accenture. IKEA. Greensboro, North Carolina. What do these have in common?They are employers.And they offer their employees paid parental leave.As I reflect upon the year 2016 (picture me meditating in my hyperbaric FMLA chamber...
On December 8, 2016, President-elect Donald Trump announced his nomination for Secretary of Labor. Andrew Puzder, current Chief Executive Officer of CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc., a company that operates fast food restaurants Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr., must...
Documentation. What a pain! You have so many more important things to do. But taking the time to document is a good practice that may save you a lot of grief later.I know that most of you already know what I’m about to say, but you can share this with your...
