The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has reached almost all U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. It appears that COVID-19 originated in China’s Hubei province and it presents the greatest risk to...more
3/17/2020
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Best Practices ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Layoffs ,
OWBPA ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Public Health ,
Release of Claims ,
Risk Management ,
Severance Pay ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act ,
Workplace Safety
In 2014, President Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the Department of Labor (DOL) to update the regulations defining which workers are protected by the Fair Labor Standard Act's (FSLA) minimum wage and...more
In December 2014, we reported that the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) had issued 13 complaints naming McDonald's as a “joint employer” of the employees at its franchisees. The complaints alleged...more
9/16/2015
/ AFL-CIO ,
Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Franchisee ,
Franchises ,
Franchisors ,
International Franchise Association (IFA) ,
Joint Employers ,
McDonalds ,
NLRB ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
As we ring in the New Year, many employers take the opportunity to review their personnel policies to ensure that they are up to date. Leave laws often are at the forefront of new developments. Here in Massachusetts, voters...more