Helping Employers in Employment Law Matters and Labor Relations
Quick work here by Greg Paal, one of our sharp eyed lawyers: When is a negative change to an employee’s working conditions enough to justify a discrimination lawsuit? On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, the US Supreme Court declared in a … Read More
When I am asked what it is like practicing Employment Law, I have a ready answer: Never a dull moment. Everyday brings new issues! So it is with a recent uptick in questions about employee objections based on a religious … Read More
Even before the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (yes over 60 years ago!), the struggle for pay equity has been a long, slow process. More recently, pay transparency and salary inquiry restrictions have been employed as a tool in this … Read More
To avoid paying overtime, we have seen a few strategies over the years. The most popular technique is just paying an hourly employee a salary–voila! Doesn’t that make the position exempt from OT? (No) Another trick is a fancy title … Read More
Among other lifestyle friendly practices, France has enshrined the right to not have fun at work. Swedes enjoy fika at work–a leisurely coffee break where workers gather each day, often codified in company policy or contracts. Of course the European … Read More
An employee is belligerent at work and smells of alcohol. Or an employee is chronically absent from work and the note they provide is from a rehab facility. Maybe an employee comes back from lunch with red eyes and a … Read More
In a land where we have National Donut Day, why not proclaim March as the time to work on wage and hour compliance? Because whether you do it now or later, the state and federal government are all stick and … Read More
An estimated 3.8 million workers were victims of non-fatal workplace violence in 2022. The same Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) study reported a 50% increase in workplace violence since 2019. What the heck is going on? We are seeing more … Read More
Remember the PUMP Act from 2023? A Kansas and a New York McDonald’s did not and are in the legal cross hairs. Neither restaurant provided safe, private lactation spaces nor appropriate break times. The Feds are taking note of this … Read More
Steve Jobs was a notoriously tough boss. Bill Belichik, perhaps the greatest coach in NFL history, is known to be demanding and dour (and currently unemployed). Would their styles survive the changing workplace standards of today? Would the new generation … Read More
Like you, all sorts of articles and blogs cross my email everyday. Eye-catching headlines and subject lines scream out. Sometimes, those large font statements turn out to be misleading on closer inspection. But the thought that is put in your … Read More