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The 80/20 rule passed away peacefully on November 8, 2018, when the U.S. Department of Labor issued this Opinion Letter. Continue reading
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What if the general release in your severance agreement isn’t as “general” as you think it is? What then?
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On Tuesday, I wrote about severance agreements. Specifically, I suggested that employers benefit from: (1) drafting easy-to-understand agreements; and (2) giving former employees a reasonable amount of time to read the agreement and decide whether to sign.
Generally, if you check those boxes, you’ve got yourself an enforceable agreement in which the former employee has released all claims.
Well, there may be at least one exception. Continue reading
Bookmark This: Seven Resources to Answer Some of Your Employment Questions
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Oh, I’ve got your hookup today. Continue reading
New Jersey is teaming up with the DOL to crack down on worker misclassification
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I feel like worker misclassification has been an issue that’s been flying under the radar for the last year or so, especially as it relates to independent contractors. Continue reading
What I have for you today is even better than a Bryan Colangelo post-mortem!
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My thorough rundown of all things Bryan Colangelo will have to wait until next week when I serve as a guest contributor to the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Today, however, I’ve got your hook up! Continue reading
FREE WEBINAR and CLE: “Check-In: EEOC, DOL and NLRB Compliance—A Labor and Employment Law Roundtable” [June 6, 2018, 2-3 pm EDT]
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The session, entitled “Check-In: EEOC, DOL and NLRB Compliance—A Labor and Employment Law Roundtable,” features an all-star panel of lawyers* and will explore each federal agency’s current compliance environment, enforcement priorities, practical guidelines for navigating difficult compliance issues and best practices. Continue reading
Sorry, Busta Rhymes. You don’t get a “celebrity exception” for settling your wage-and-hour claim
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When parties agree to resolve these claims as part of litigation, two things often happen:
- A court must approve the settlement; and
- The settlement agreement becomes public; i.e., no confidentiality.
Recently, Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr. and the other parties to an FLSA action requested that a New York federal court relax the publicity rules by creating a “celebrity exception.”
Oh, you don’t know Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr.?
That’s Busta Rhymes!
Dear Handbook: Does the FLSA require that non-exempt employees get paid for 16-minutes of intermittent FMLA leave?
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We’re gonna try a new feature here at The Employer Handbook.
It’s where I take a new U.S. Department of Labor Opinion Letter and tweak it as if someone is asking me for my opinion on the precise legal issue on which the DOL is being asked to opine, but with slightly different facts.
It can’t miss. Continue reading
Yesterday’s Supreme Court wage-and-hour decision in Haiku. Great Haiku!
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Service Advisors
at an auto dealership
don’t get overtime Continue reading