Do your managers expect employees to check their emails and other messaging options after hours or on the weekends? (That’s sort of everybody, … Read more
What Are Workplace “Clothes”? The Supreme Court Will Let Us Know
By Eric B. Meyer Supreme Court to determine what “clothes” are under the FLSA. With a title like that, this post could only arouse the interest … Read more
From Red Flags in Employee Handbooks to Django Unchained
Editor’s Note: With the Academy Awards drawing near, TLNT again asked some prominent thought leaders to write about their favorite movie from this … Read more
What a Georgia Strip Club Can Teach Us About Independent Contractors
Editor’s Note: Sometimes, readers ask about past TLNT articles they may have missed. That’s why on Fridays we republish a Classic TLNT post some of you … Read more
Labor Department Pushing Ahead on Employee “Right to Know” Initiative
By John E. Thompson As we speculated in November, the U.S. Department of Labor apparently does intend to reinvigorate its so-called “Right to … Read more
Some Lessons For Employers From a Successful Off-the-Clock OT Case
By Ted Boehm It might sometimes seem from the parade of headline-grabbing, employee-favoring court decisions that employers are destined to lose in … Read more
Is It Ever OK For Employers to “Round” an Employee’s Worktime?
By John E. Thompson For many years, some employers have chosen to “round” non-exempt employees’ time entries in computing their wages. … Read more
Reminder: Holiday “Volunteer” Work Might be Seen as FLSA Employment
By John E. Thompson Volunteerism is again on the upswing as the holiday season enters its most-intense period. Businesses and other organizations should … Read more
Post-Election Wage-Hour Laws: What You Should Be Watching For
By John E. Thompson Now that the election is behind us, employers should consider what they might anticipate in the field of wage-hour law, which is … Read more
Court Upholds Employer’s Overtime-Reducing Work Week Change
By Ted Boehm The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (based in St. Louis with with jurisdiction over Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, … Read more