Labor and Employment

Gender Pay Gap Targeted By Executive Actions, Senate Vote

Federal contractors will be prohibited from taking action against employees who inquire about or discuss how much money they make […]

Employers Seeking to Curb Employee Mobile Phone Use at Work? Don’t Use Illegal Signal Jammer – FCC is “Listening”

As a Houston manufacturer found out when the FCC showed up, employers may adopt a policy restricting personal phone calls and texting, but installation of a signal jammer to prevent employees from accessing the network is unlawful and can subject the employer to significant penalties.

Shame On Who? Responding to Union Corporate Campaigns, Protests, and Bannering

More employers are adopting a head-on method to counter aggressive union corporate campaigns, which can prove fruitful particularly if the union’s claims are false or misleading to the public or when the company has nothing to do with the alleged “dispute.”

The Alternative-Workweek: Oasis Or Mirage?

California law allows employers to follow less restrictive overtime rules when it properly adopts an alternative-workweek schedule – emphasis on properly, as failure to follow a few pivotal details can have catastrophic results.

Intern Lawsuit Hits Hollywood

The simmering issue of unpaid internships in glamour industries is now playing itself out in the starkest of terms in […]

McDonald’s Lawsuits Raise “Joint Employer” Issue

McDonald’s has been targeted by seven employment lawsuits in three states. A post from Vedder Price says these lawsuits are […]

Personalities, Generations Clash In Story Of Ousted American Eagle CEO

The sudden ouster of American Eagle’s CEO earlier this year was the result of an “old boys’ club” board eager […]

Employers Rethinking Pregnancy Policies, As Expecting Moms Work Later

More women are working later into pregnancy, putting employers under pressure to find ways to modify their duties as they […]

Understanding the E-Discovery Implications of Employee Status Changes

Employee status changes present constant opportunities for data that is subject to a legal hold to be corrupted, lost, or […]

Are You Ready for the Wage and Hour Crackdown?

Wage and hour issues are in the spotlight in 2014, at both a federal and state level. Employers should take steps now to prepare for a wave of related lawsuits.

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