On March 23, 2018, Congress amended the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) by, among other things, adding the following provision to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018:
“An employer may not keep tips received by its employees for any purpose, including allowing managers or supervisors to keep any portion of employees’ tips ...
Many thought it was simply a routine fire drill. Some reported hearing shots. Others witnessed coworkers running while they themselves were barricaded behind their desks or huddled in conference rooms.
One employee on the second floor heard gunshots and looked out the window to see what no one expects to see at their workplace – an active shooter.
By Julie Laemmle
Guns-at-work laws generally limit a private employer’s ability to prohibit its employees from bringing concealed firearms to the workplace. These laws are state-specific, as there is currently no federal law that regulates weapons at private workplaces.
States that have statutory guns-at-work laws covering private ...
Spring has sprung. The birds are singing, the flowers are blooming. And some of your employees may be in the midst of budding romances – or continuing longtime relationships. A recent employee survey by Namely highlighted the prevalence and secrecy of office romances.¹ Forty percent (40%) of Namely’s survey ...
Julie R. Pugh & Lee P. Geiger
Many companies and students benefit from the internship relationship, especially in the summer. Interns gain invaluable (#IRL) experience and businesses learn from the ideas and contributions of the interns. My first interaction with an intern is often to ask, “Hey, teach me something that makes me look cool” ...
Well … it’s been 15 months since a judge in Texas put the Obama Administration’s updated Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulation changes on hold and we’re no closer to knowing where things will end up. The most significant change would have more than doubled the salary threshold for employees to be considered exempt. Employers across ...
On March 7, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed a district court decision and ruled in favor of a transgender employee who claimed she was terminated by her employer based on her sex pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Aimee Stephens, formerly known as Anthony Stephens ...
Private employers with 100 or more employees and federal contractors or subcontractors with 50 or more employees and a contract/subcontract of $50,000 or more must file EEO-1 reports.
These reports were traditionally filed in September each year. However, in 2016 the EEOC announced a new EEO-1 report. The new report would have required employers ...
By Sharon Gold
The EEOC released its fiscal year charge data and for another year in a row, retaliation is the most filed charge. Behind retaliation are charges for race, disability and sexual discrimination. The full list of charge data is:
- Retaliation: 41,097 (48.8 percent of all charges filed)
- Race: 28,528 (33.9 percent)
- Disability: 26,838 ...
If awards were given for offer letters, would yours be nominated for an Oscar?
A letter detailing an offer of employment to a candidate – an offer letter – is an important legal document and should be carefully drafted.
An Oscar-worthy offer letter should include the following:
- A clear description of what the job entails, to whom the employee ...