ron7732Sep 9, 20162 minMaintaining Business ConfidentialitiesDear Clients and Friends, Keeping confidential information confidential is a popular and ongoing employer/employee contest. Here is an...
ron7732Jul 1, 20152 minYou may need company policy covering cloud storage.Dear Clients and Friends; Cloud services make it easy for an employee who is planning to go to work for a competitor to steal...
ron7732Aug 1, 20112 minSocial Media in the WorkplaceThe prevalence of social media, including postings that are meant for employment-related topics in particular, has led to an increase in...
ron7732May 1, 20112 minEmployment Retaliation Claims SurgingThe case can be made that discriminating against an individual in the workplace because of the person’s gender, race, religion, and...
ron7732Oct 1, 20103 minU.S. Supreme Court: Arbitration Is the New Employment LawThe employment law component of the docket during the most recent term of the U.S. Supreme Court was dominated by decisions on...
ron7732Sep 1, 20102 minOvertime Pay UpdateUnder the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employers must pay an employee an overtime rate of at least one and one-half times the...
ron7732Mar 1, 20101 minE-Mailed Documents AllowedShortly before he left the employment of a residential treatment center for addicted persons, an employee e-mailed some of his employer’s...
ron7732Feb 1, 20103 minAmericans with Disabilities Act AmendmentsThe Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), which went into effect last year, was a legislative response to U.S. Supreme...
ron7732Oct 1, 20092 minBonus Plan May Trigger OvertimeThe federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provides that employers may not require their employees to work more than 40 hours per...
ron7732Sep 1, 20093 minCaregiver Bias in EmploymentToday, it is commonplace for workers to handle both work and caregiving responsibilities for spouses and children, parents and other...
ron7732Jul 10, 20082 minEmployer Forced to Pay Unapproved OvertimeAn enforcement action by the U.S. Department of Labor resulted in a ruling that nurses were employees, not independent contractors, of a...
ron7732Oct 5, 20051 minTaster’s Choice Model Wins BigA two-hour photo shoot paying $250 has turned into a jury verdict of over $15 million for the model, but it took almost 20 years and some...
ron7732Oct 4, 20032 minCapped CommissionsAs a sales representative for a computer software company, Richard received an annual salary and sales commissions as determined by a...
ron7732Oct 2, 20032 minAge Discrimination in EmploymentThe combined effects of an aging population and a sluggish economy have led to an increase in lawsuits alleging age bias in the...
ron7732Oct 7, 20023 minWhen Military Duty Calls EmployeesIn light of the recent call to active duty received by thousands of United States military reservists, employers and employees alike need...