By Michael R. Greco Computers have become an indispensable part of our daily lives. We use them for work; we use them for play. Sometimes we use them for … Read more
Different Severance Packages: They May Create Discrimination Claims
By Eric B. Meyer A severance agreement helps to allow businesses to ensure that former employees don’t sue. The concept is fairly simple: in exchange … Read more
Maryland Is First State to Ban Asking For Employee Facebook Passwords
By Eric B. Meyer And the first state to ban asking for employee Facebook passwords is … Maryland. (Now if only they would do something about this). … Read more
Rebuild America Act Would Hike Tip Credit, Minimum Wage, Paid Time Off
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