The Employer Handbook Blog

I heard that there was some Supreme Court decision yesterday about healthcare. Want the scoop? Google it.

They zig, I'll zag with the scoop on some other pending employment-law legislation of which employers should take note...after the jump...

Continue reading "Healthcare, what? Eyeball 3 other pending employment law bills" »

One of my favorite reads on NJ employment law is Ogletree Deakins's New Jersey eAuthority. The June 2012 issue highlights several pieces of legislation now pending in NJ of which employers should take note. I've summarized four of them after the jump...

Continue reading "4 pending bills that could change the NJ employment landscape" »

Yesterday, I presented "Reducing the Risk of Wage and Hour Litigation" with my partner, Jennifer Platzkere Snyder, at ALM's In-House Counsel Labor and Employment Law Forum. We talked best practices, common mistakes, and Supreme Court.

We also dipped into some hot issues, the hottest of which, by far, based on audience engagement, was unpaid internships. Oh boy, is it easy for companies to potentially screw up unpaid internships. Just ask Charlie Rose and Harper's Bazaar. 

Want to get 'em right without running afoul of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Six steps to success follow after the jump...

Continue reading "6 keys to keeping unpaid internships from becoming a hot wage & hour mess" »