The past two years have been busy for the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. One can directly track a large part of its busy workload to its enlargement of who qualifies as an “employer” under the Fair Labor Standards Act. In 2015, the DOL issued guidance...
Every now and then, I am told that it’s unfair for employers to take action against employees who misbehave off duty.“No it isn’t,” I reply.Although I wouldn’t recommend firing everybody who gets in trouble away from work and outside work hours, sometimes the...
President Donald Trump has proposed to merge two of the primary government agencies focused on equal employment in the workplace – the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Robin has discussed this...
The United States Supreme Court has ruled that retirement plans sponsored by church-affiliated organizations, such as hospitals, are exempt from ERISA. ERISA’s “church plan exemption” provides that a retirement plan that is “established and maintained” by a church is...
This year, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act turns 50. Which means the law itself has been protected from age discrimination for a decade (rim shot).To mark the law’s golden anniversary, the EEOC next week will hold a public meeting, “The ADEA @ 50 –...
