This week, the Washington Post reported that a professional sports team in Dallas had released one of its star players for committing multiple violations of the league’s player conduct rules, specifically its rules...more
Too much of a good thing can be bad – a maxim that some employers have historically ignored by requiring entire workforces, including rank-and-file employees, to submit to post-employment noncompete obligations as a condition...more
Things or people are not as they always appear to be. That message pervades not only Shakespeare’s Macbeth but also New York City’s Fair Chance Act (FCA), which is scheduled to go into effect next week (on October 27) and is...more
10/20/2015
/ Background Checks ,
Ban the Box ,
Commission on Human Rights ,
Conditional Job Offers ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Criminal Records ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Exemptions ,
Fair Chance Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
New Legislation ,
NYCHRL
Can businesses use unpaid interns? Over the past few years, this is a frequent question from corporate clients and a mainstay subject in the legal blogosphere (including right here). The heightened interest stemmed from a...more
7/14/2015
/ Appeals ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Classification ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Internships ,
Misclassification ,
Over-Time ,
Popular ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages