By John E. Thompson If a 35 percent spike in the minimum wage, a $590-per-week increase in the salary amount required for exempt “white collar” … Read more
Take a Deep Breath: It’s Not Ridiculous to Ask For Social Media Passwords
By William A. Nolan Let’s get two easy points out of the way. First of all, we all agree – few employers are asking applicants for their Facebook or other … Read more
An Employer Balancing Act: Labor Costs and Wage-Hour Laws
By John E. Thompson Employers’ continued struggles with labor costs have led to additional hourly-rate cuts, salary reductions, furloughs, layoffs, … Read more
Is It Legal to Have an “English-Only” Rule For the Workplace?
By Eric B. Meyer Unfair treatment because of one’s language may be related to race or national origin discrimination. Indeed, language may be used as … Read more
Unpaid Interns at Non-Profits: Is Having Them “Volunteer” a Better Option?
By John E. Thompson A reader of our March post relating to unpaid internships at non-profit organizations (see Are Internship Rules Different at … Read more
Did Your DUI Lawyer Draft Your Employee Handbook?
By Tillman Coffey Did your DUI lawyer draft your Employee Handbook? Of course not. I just wanted to get your attention. The real question is, when is the … Read more
What Does Obamacare Have to Do With Non-Compete Agreements?
By Michael R. Greco What does Obamacare have to do with non-compete agreements? Well, technically speaking, nothing. But the U.S. Supreme Court recently … Read more
The Risk of Waiting to Enforce Employee Arbitration Agreements
By Eric B. Meyer It was just last month that I blogged about arbitration agreement tips for Pennsylvania employers from the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of … Read more
Some of Your Most Vexing Legal Topics
Today at the ERE Expo in San Diego, Mary Wright, general counsel at Ogletree Deakins, and Michael Nader, also an Ogletree attorney, took a stab at some of … Read more
New Law Makes Oregon Second State to Prohibit Discrimination in Job Ads
By Alyssa Engelberg Billed as a means to protect out-of-work Oregonians from discrimination, the Oregon Legislature passed a new law that prohibits overt … Read more