In one of two landmark employment law decisions issued this term, Vance v. Ball State University, No. 11-556 (June 24, 2013), the U.S. Supreme Court...
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Delay of the NYC Salary Transparency Law
Earlier this year, New York City enacted a salary transparency law which requires employers to disclose the expected salary range on internal and...
Department of Labor COVID-19 Question and Answers
This week the U.S. Department of Labor issued questions and answers on key laws that affect employers and employees alike. The purpose of these...
Determining the Beginning and End of the Workday
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to pay a minimum wage to nonexempt employees for every hour worked. Due to the nature of some...
Develop an Effective Attendance Policy
Every employer should develop an attendance policy which can be easily referenced by its employees (usually in an employee handbook). The best tip...
Disclosing Teacher Misconduct
An increasing number of situations involving the abuse of students at schools have made their way into the media. In some instances, the attacker is...
Discrimination Charges Defeated
We recently won, on the behalf of a client in the real estate industry, the dismissal of two charges: one alleging discrimination on the basis of...
Do I Conduct Background Checks on New Hires?
Bad hiring decisions cost businesses money. Likewise, the growing issues surrounding the proper verification of an applicant's record, and the need...
Do I Have to Pay Interns?
Many employers hire unpaid interns thinking it is a win-win situation; the intern learns the ropes of the industry and the employer receives free...
Do I Need a Reason to Terminate an Employee?
In most states, absent a contract or policy to the contrary, the employment relationship between an employer and employee is "at will." This means...
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