Last week, the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division resumed its practice of publishing Opinion Letters. One of the first it published answers an interesting question about the intersection of the FLSA and the FMLA. Must an employer pay an employee for...
Last June, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that it would again issue opinion letters to assist employers and employees in interpreting laws like the FMLA and Fair Labor Standards Act. It was a welcome change as far as the employer community was concerned. Then...
Anti-harassment policies are nothing new and we would be shocked to find an employee handbook without one. But, have they really worked? In the #MeToo era, it has become clear that these policies have not really been effective and employers are facing increasing...
You may recall Juli Briskman, the biker that flipped the finger to Trump’s passing motorcade, and lost her job after a photo she posted went viral. Ms. Briskman is not taking her termination lying down. In what appears to be a deep-funded and well-orchestrated...
Here are five hot issues that employers ignore at their peril. The classic employment law/HR mistakes will always be with us. But are you ignoring these newer issues, hoping they’re just flashes in the pan? Don’t be an April fool! 1. Reassessment of...
