Helping Employers in Employment Law Matters and Labor Relations
Effective April 28, 2023, an employer that violates the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act may be required to provide relief in the form of employment, reinstatement, promotion, payment of lost wages and liquidated damages. The PUMP Act was enacted the end of December, 2022, … Read More
A time for renewal… which we have done with our new website! We are pretty excited. Please check it out and as always, we can help. The new website has a great feature that clearly describes our fixed fee services, … Read More
The US Supreme Court recently made a startling decision: an employee making over $200,000 a year had a legal right to be paid overtime. Many employers think they can skirt overtime and make employees exempt by paying them a certain … Read More
Could lowering restrictions on youth employment help ease the labor shortage? Some states think so. Last month Iowa and Minnesota introduced laws to roll back child workplace protections. Minnesota would allow 16-17 year olds to work on construction. Iowa would … Read More
Big News The National Labor Relations Board is at it again. By “it” we mean flexing their muscles in the workplace to ensure union and non-union workers have the right to exercise their Section 7 rights–broadly, the right to talk … Read More
Last month, the FTC dropped a bomb by banning almost all non-competes (FAQs here). Now both the Senate and the House have reintroduced the Workforce Mobility Act, which narrows the use of non-competes. Last night, Biden raised the issue at … Read More
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is off to a banner 2023. Enforcement will be the agency’s priority and OSHA plans to use whatever tools necessary to carry out their mission. Here is a rundown of OSHA’s industrious year … Read More
France, “home of the right to ignore your e-mail on the weekend and the right not to eat at your desk“now gives us the Right Not to Be Fun at Work. From an article in the New Yorker: The complainant, referred to as … Read More
The geo-political make up of our country is always a fascinating topic, especially when it comes to employment law. As we all know, employment law and labor law are both incredibly fast changing and responsive to politics. Sexual Harassment Training, … Read More
Is 2023 the year of wide-spread layoffs? So far, with recession fears still looming, companies are downsizing in the new year. The tech sector began massive layoffs last quarter and are averaging 1,600 job cuts per day for 2023. Goldman … Read More
Way back on Tuesday, we blogged about the startling rule proposed by the FTC banning non-competition clauses for all workers in nearly all workplaces. Non compete agreements and clauses mirroring non compete restrictions have been in disfavor in the courts … Read More