Students won’t be the only ones with homework this weekend. While parents have been coordinating their pick-up/drop-off schedules, packing lunches and sending their kids off to school this week – the DOL has been busy too. Yesterday the Wage and Hour Division released six opinion letters –
- Organ donors' qualification for FMLA leave
In 2015, BladeRoom Group, Ltd. (“BRG”) and Bripco (UK) Limited (“Bripco”) filed suit in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, alleging that Facebook as well as Emerson Electric Co., Emerson Network Power Solutions, and Liebert (collectively “Emerson”), stole its designs for ...
Employers value resolution. Whether it’s resolving an employment lawsuit, a charge before a government agency, or a disgruntled employee’s complaint, we strive for resolution. And any resolution worth its salt includes a signed waiver and release of claims (or “waiver” for short) – which should provide finality. But when is a waiver ...
In its quest to remain relevant, the NLRB has issued many decisions over the last several years that impact both unionized and union-free companies. More and more, union-free companies are finding themselves on the wrong end of Unfair Labor Practice (“ULP”) charges. It seems that no company is outside the reach of the NLRB. It has become the ...
By Samantha Koeninger Rittgers & Haleigh Hopkins
EEOC and Estee Lauder recently settled a 2017 litigation matter alleging that the company discriminated against male employees because of and on the basis of sex, in violation of both Title VII and the Equal Pay Act. The male employees were all biological fathers who sought and/or were provided ...
Heat-related hazards can affect a variety of workers and workplaces. Without proper employer and employee precautions, exposure to heat can lead to worker injuries, diseases and fatalities; reduced productivity; and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) citations and penalties. To minimize any health ...