Search
The Employer Handbook Blog
Articles Posted in Wage and Hour
Welcome to the Employment Law Blog Carnival: Jukebox edition!
The Employment Law Blog Carnival has finally rolled into town.
What is a blog carnival? It is a collection of links on a particular topic — here, employment law — that bloggers have submitted to me, which I then arrange around a particular theme.
For this edition of the Carnival, it’s DJ-ESkeelz on the one and two, with a music-themed employment-law blog carnival. I’ve got 13 hot joints (read: 13 links to employment-law articles from some of the blogosphere’s best…)
* * *
Pornographers need employment lawyers too, you know.
Welcome everyone to the first last edition of T&A Thursday, where I update you on all that’s going on in the world of porn and employment law.
After the jump, it’s all the news that’s barely fit to print. (At least it’s safe for work)…
* * *
This term’s top 5 employment-law Supreme Court rulings…in haiku
Last month, the Supreme Court handed down – if not the most important – certainly, the highest-profile decision of this term with Wal-Mart v. Dukes. However, in addition to this headline-grabber, this term saw four other significant employment-law decisions from the High Court about which employers must take note.
After the jump, I revisit each case…in haiku.
* * *
Could the Beastie Boys collect overtime pay in Pennsylvania?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5rRZdiu1UE
If Cochese and Bobby, “The Rookie” were working mall security in Pennsylvania, would their employer have to pay them for the time they spend keeping those uniforms looking 80s-spiffy? If it were up to one Pennsylvania federal court, they would be SOL.
You’ll see what I mean once you hit the jump…
* * *
Wage and hour claims made easier, thanks to an iPhone app
The U.S. Department of Labor has created apps to allow non-exempt employees to record their time on their iPhones and iPads.
For more on this app and how it may impact companies with hourly employees, read on past the jump.
* * *
Misclassifying an employee may void a non-compete agreement
In an unpublished opinion, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals denied a Pennsylvania company’s attempt to enjoin a former employee, who had entered into several restrictive covenants with the company, to compete directly against the company and solicit its customers.
What did this employer do wrong and how can you learn from its mistakes?
After the jump…
* * *
Working through lunch may create overtime issues for employers
Thomson Reuters had such a bad week last week that I had to spread the news over two blog posts. Here is part one about how the National Labor Relations Board is set to file a complaint against Thomson Reuters for allegedly disciplining an employee who tweeted about labor/management relations.
After the jump, see how bloggers unite to try to stick it to the man for allegedly requiring them to work through their lunch hour without paying overtime…
* * *
15 handy-dandy, hella-good wage and hour resources for employers
Earlier this week, I posted a link to the new Fair Labor Standards Act final regulations.
After the jump, I have 15 more resources to help employers navigate the treacherous world of overtime, minimum wage, independent contractor vs. employee, what the FLSA requires, what the FLSA doesn’t require, and other wage and hour speedbumps.
* * *
Department of Labor updates Fair Labor Standards Act regulations
Over the weekend, I gave a Wage and Hour presentation in Atlantic City to a group of restaurant owners. Later this week, I will post some of the bullet points from that presentation of which every business should take note.
Until then, a heads-up that the United States Department of Labor has issued a final rule updating the regulations issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act. You can find a copy of the final rule here.