One of my biggest fears — an employment lawyer neuroticism — is that I will draft a settlement agreement in which I misplace the decimal point or accidentally add a zero, thus turning a $15,000.00 settlement into a $15,000,000 settlement. That’s why I spell out the number (fifteen thousand) and…
Kind of like that guy, except without the snazzy mustache and a lot less British. For those of you who have had the misfortune of defending a lawsuit under the Family and Medical Leave Act, I’m guessing that most have you have done so in federal court, and it involved…
Have you ever watched The Dropout on Hulu? It’s about the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her company, Theranos, which sounds a lot like Thanos. Sadly, the Hulu show has nothing to do with the Marvel Universe or The Avengers, both of which are right in my wheelhouse.…
Image by Clarence Alford from Pixabay Let’s start with the most important of the three, which is clearly the Zoom chat. Join us on Thursday at Noon EDT on Zoom Folks, we’ve set the bar high recently with our Facebook Live and Zoom chats. (Go check ’em out on the…
Public Domain, Link I conduct Fair Labor Standards Act (wage-and-hour) audits for clients. Among other things, I help them determine whether they are paying at least the minimum wage to all employees. But, more importantly, I confirm which employees are entitled to overtime (time-and-a-half for working more than 40 hours…
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I read these.
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Oh yes, something awesome happened yesterday! [cue music] So, I’m at Barnes & Noble yesterday with three of my kids as the fourth was next door getting her ears pierced with my wife. I’m minding my own business, while the three for whom I’m responsible are occupying themselves with legos,…
My younger daughter agrees…