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THAT STINKS! Greedy lawyers, toxic employees, heavy-handed government, and...
Here are some “bad news” items from the employment law world: Evil, money-grubbling lawyers (is that redundant?) who rip off their clients. Forbes has a disheartening article on “nine ways lawyers...
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Employers, don’t be too quick to take that IRS “independent contractor” deal
Don’t eat that pretty red apple, Snow White!!! It has poison in it!!!! You know the old saying, “If it seems too good to be true, it probably is”? Well, it appears that this may be the case with the...
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Sex, lawyers, and “independent contractor versus employee”— believe it or not!
This has not been a good week for lawyers. First, we heard about the married Minnesota lawyer who had a sexual relationship with a client (a major ethical violation in itself) and then had the nerve to...
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Proposed overtime rule has been sent to OMB
Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez announced today that the U.S. Department of Labor has submitted a proposed rule on the white-collar FLSA overtime exemptions to the federal Office of Management and...
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New Overtime Regs: Will “duties test” be beefed up after all?
NOTE FROM ROBIN: This post is by Ellen Kearns, head of our Boston Office and co-chair of our Wage and Hour Practice Group. Ellen Kearns You have probably heard by now that Patricia Smith, Solicitor of...
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Who was naughty, and who was nice in employment law this year
Who’s been naughty and who’s been nice in labor and employment law? Here are my picks for 2015. Feel free to add your own in the comments. NAUGHTY! Santa is not impressed. The National Labor Relations...
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Trump quickies: Regulatory freeze, “listening session” with unions, Puzder...
We’ll try to keep you up to date with the latest labor and employment law news from the Trump Administration via a series of mini-posts as news develops. According to Politico‘s Morning Shift,...
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Trumpdate: What do you think about Andrew Puzder and his “scandals”?
Andrew Puzder The confirmation hearing for Andrew Puzder, President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Labor, is supposed to take place tomorrow. While we wait to see what happens, I thought it might be...
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Is the overtime rule still alive, after all?
On November 23, 2016, we issued a Client Bulletin titled “Employers Can Breathe A Sigh of Relief Come December 1: Court strikes down overtime rule.” But a new lawsuit in federal court in New Jersey...
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Weekly catch-up
Trump DOL removes Obama DOL guidance on independent contractors, joint employment. On Wednesday, Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta removed two Administrator’s Interpretations on independent...
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DOL will coordinate VETS-4212 with new EEO-1 reporting requirements (as much...
As we have reported previously, the EEO-1 filing process is changing. The EEO-1 reports that would have been required by September 30, 2017, now do not have to be filed until March 31, 2018. The...
View ArticleWho was naughty, and who was nice in employment law this year
Who's been naughty and who's been nice in labor and employment law? Here are my picks for 2015. Feel free to add your own in the comments. NAUGHTY! The National Labor Relations Board, for being naughty...
View ArticleTrump quickies: Regulatory freeze, "listening session" with unions, Puzder...
We'll try to keep you up to date with the latest labor and employment law news from the Trump Administration via a series of mini-posts as news develops.According to Politico's Morning Shift,...
View ArticleTrumpdate: What do you think about Andrew Puzder and his "scandals"?
The confirmation hearing for Andrew Puzder, President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Labor, is supposed to take place tomorrow. While we wait to see what happens, I thought it might be fun to open a...
View ArticleWeekly catch-up
Trump DOL removes Obama DOL guidance on independent contractors, joint employment. On Wednesday, Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta removed two Administrator's Interpretations on independent...
View ArticleIs the overtime rule still alive, after all?
On November 23, 2016, we issued a Client Bulletin titled “Employers Can Breathe A Sigh of Relief Come December 1: Court strikes down overtime rule.” But a new lawsuit in federal court in New Jersey...
View ArticleDOL will coordinate VETS-4212 with new EEO-1 reporting requirements (as much...
As we have reported previously, the EEO-1 filing process is changing. The EEO-1 reports that would have been required by September 30, 2017, now do not have to be filed until March 31, 2018. The...
View ArticleBREAKING: It’s over! USDOL’s overtime appeal is dismissed
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted the unopposed motion of the U.S. Department of Labor to dismiss as moot the appeal in the “overtime case” of Nevada v. U.S....
View ArticleThree hot regulatory issues for employers to watch
The feds are talking about NLRB-EEOC coordination, an end to collection of compensation data, and an inflation-indexed salary test for the overtime exemption. Here's the scoop.
View ArticleCatching up: New NLRB chair, starting over, new minimum wages
I hope everyone's holidays were happy. While I was out . . .
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