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6 tell-tale signs, according to the DOL, that your workplace is a hot wage-and-hour mess.
In my younger days, I had a summer job in college where I clocked in at 9 and left at 5. They gave me a desk, a computer, training, a supervisor, job instruction, and a not-so-fatty paycheck. But, at least, nothing got withheld from my paycheck.
They called me an independent contractor and gave me a 1099.
Yeah, about that… Continue reading
Join me for bagels, a schmear and #ACA next Tuesday in Philly.
I didn’t stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. But, even if I had, heck, I could move in to a Holiday Inn Express for a month and still not have anything intelligent to offer when one of my clients brings up the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare).
Now, I’m guessing that some of you have ACA dartboards migraines questions. (Something other than WTH?!?!?). I’m going to do one better than refer you to our Employee’s Benefits Practice Group.
My firm is hosting a free Affordable Care Act breakfast briefing on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 8:15 am at our office in Philadelphia, PA. Not only can you participate in a roundtable discussion about impending reporting requirements relating to the Affordable Care Act and related healthcare reform and compliance issues, but you get access to ACA compliance nerds from both my firm and Deloitte.
Will the new #overtime rules be good or bad? Here’s how to be heard.
A lot has been written over the past week few weeks since the Department of Labor announced its proposed change to the overtime rules — most of which has fewer typos and less snark than my drivel.
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NJ has some hella-crazy rules on using confidential documents to prove discrimination
Unless you practice law or operate a business in New Jersey, you just don’t know.
You, the naive reader, may assume that California is the state with the most employee-friendly laws. And, while that may be true, New Jersey isn’t too far behind. For example, back in 2010, the NJ Supreme Court recognized (here) in Quinlan v. Curtiss-Wright Corp. that, under certain circumstances, an employee could legally swipe an employer’s confidential documents to prove her discrimination claim under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.
But, late last month, the NJ Supreme Court revisited the issue…and the record scratched. Continue reading
Highlights from yesterday’s #SHRM webinar on changes to the #overtime rules
Over yesterday’s lunch hour, SHRM hosted a fantastic webinar entitled, “Changes to the Department of Labor’s Overtime Rules,” featuring Michael Eastman and Nancy Hammer. If you missed it, and you’re interested in learning more about the single most important change in the law for 2016 to impact your business, you can catch the one-hour replay here. Or, you can view my not-so-snarky live tweet recap here.
Either way, it’s worth your time.
(And, by “either way,” I mean skip my tweets and register for the webcast on-demand).
1 crotch grab + 1 N-word + 1 threat + 4 sex slurs = 0 hostile work environments
You won’t find this one on the SAT’s. Continue reading
This is the worst team-building exercise ever. Yes, ever.
Hey, remind me, what is associational discrimination again?
We all know that the Americans with Disabilities Act makes its unlawful for an employer to discriminate against an individual on the basis of his or her disability. But, the Act has even broader protections for employees. Continue reading
If you thought you knew when to pay (or not pay) an intern, think again.
A federal appellate court just blew up the U.S. Department of Labor’s spot. Allow me to explain in slightly less colloquial fashion.