As they say, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. In that spirit, what follows are certain pay and leave issues employers may confront during times of natural disaster – all of which are better to be thought...more
9/20/2024
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Natural Disasters ,
NLRB ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
OSHA ,
USERRA ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Few governmental agencies can require private employers to permit their employees to say things on the job, in the presence of customers and co-workers, that employers don’t like. But the National Labor Relations Board can....more
Sometimes, the only constant is change. This New Year is no different. In 2023, we saw several developments in labor and employment law, including federal and state court decisions, regulations, and administrative agency...more
1/4/2024
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Classification ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Terms ,
Enforcement ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Exemptions ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Independent Contractors ,
Minimum Salary ,
NLRB ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Proposed Rules ,
Threshold Requirements
At Ward and Smith’s recent annual Employment Law Symposium, two attorneys from the firm’s labor and employment group, Grant Osborne and X. Lightfoot, interviewed Shannon Meares, a regional attorney with the National Labor...more