Terron F.Beckham, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Restauranteur Nusret Gökçe became an internet sensation a few years ago. Basically, he’s famous because he did this. And he’s easy on the eyes. Hence, the nickname “Salt Bae.” According to Wikipedia, Mr. Gökçe has cashed in on his popularity and fame…
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Rarely — and by “rarely,” I mean usually — I’ll have an employer client ask me about countersuing an employee that has just sued the company. First, you’re probably just throwing good money after bad. But, I generally don’t debate this with my more…
Image by 政徳 吉田 from Pixabay Who loves you? Slide deck: A Return to Work from COVID-19: EEO and Other Employment Law Considerations – BOOM! Webinar: Covid-19 claims and lawsuits; Prepare your business today for potential lawsuits tomorrow – Let’s goooooooo! Plus, get 40 credits worth of HR virtual learning…
Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay Employee versus independent contractor, who cares? The U.S. Department of Labor, that’s who. (And that means you should too.) Misclassified employees may not receive minimum wage or overtime or family and medical leave. When that happens, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) gets angry. And…
Photo by Science in HD on Unsplash Ok, confession time. I’ve procrastinated on preparing the slide deck for my upcoming presentation, A Return to Work from COVID-19: EEO and Other Employment Law Considerations, for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. I plan to cover the latest developments on EEO and…
Maxpixel: Nutrition Scale Weight Loss Weight Let’s start over with a less awkward headline. Ok, here goes… Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor eliminated approximately 3,200 guidance documents (almost 11,700 pages) from its database. These documents are rescinded and no longer carry any weight with the DOL. Additionally, the…
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Hopefully, you know by now that you should be tracking the time of non-exempt employees working remotely during this pandemic. If this is news to you, well… But, have you figured out an excellent way to track hours that an employee works, even though…
Image by Лечение наркомании from Pixabay Let’s give credit where credit is due. When Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division had the unenviable task of creating and implementing supporting guidance, enforcing the law, and tending to all of its…
Image Credit: Pxfuel.com Perhaps they wanted to upstage my triumphant return to Zoom for a COVID-19 HR lunchtime happy hour spectacular, which is this tomorrow at noon EDT (register here). On Monday, the U.S. Department of Labor issued new COVID-19 guidance under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Family and…
Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division / Public domain Near the end of last month, I blogged here about this Wage and Hour Division (WHD) Field Assistance Bulletin. The U.S. Department of Labor announced that, in most instances, it would no longer pursue pre-litigation liquidated damages arising out of…