The Internal Revenue Service just provided an initial guidance document to assist small- and medium-sized companies with the process of defraying the costs of paid sick leave required under the Families First Coronavirus...more
The U.S. Department of Labor issued a new rule yesterday to regulate the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA) and the paid leave programs that just became law on April 1, 2020. We’ve digested the 124-page document...more
4/3/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EPSLA ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Healthcare Workers ,
New Rules ,
Paid Leave ,
Rate of Pay ,
Required Documentation ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
Sick Leave ,
Small Business ,
Wage and Hour
The surge in popularity of the gig economy in recent years has largely been a positive trend. The gig economy has made it possible for us to Uber from place to place, hire housecleaners or handymen as needed, find a dog...more
9/6/2019
/ Best Management Practices ,
Delivery Drivers ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retention ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Food Service Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Independent Contractors ,
Mobile Apps ,
Online Platforms ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Technology Sector ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
These days, technology occupies nearly every part of our lives. There is an app for everything, and we can order virtually anything we want on demand and have it arrive on our doorstep nearly immediately. We want things, we...more
Cell phones. Video games. YouTube. TV. iPads. Kindles. Online Gaming. Netflix. Hulu. Amazon Prime. Stream, click, stream, repeat.
As the years go on, so too does the list of things to which people become addicted. Emerging...more
4/3/2019
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Digital Media ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Training ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gaming ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Mental Health ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Public Health ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Retaliation ,
Social Media ,
Video Games ,
YouTube
A Florida federal jury recently handed down a shocking $21.5 million verdict in favor of a dishwasher alleging religious discrimination when she was fired after refusing to work Sundays. This case begs the question... how did...more
3/7/2019
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Interactive Process ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination
In a landmark decision that will accelerate the growing pay equity movement, especially for employers on the west coast, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today became the latest federal court of appeals to rule that employers...more
Many of you likely have filled out your March Madness bracket, and are eagerly watching game after game hoping your bracket doesn’t bust. The gig misclassification game is experiencing a March Madness of its own. The debate...more
3/16/2018
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Delivery Drivers ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Franchises ,
Gig Economy ,
GrubHub ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
Moonlighting ,
Portable Benefits ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Secretary of Labor ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Uber ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017. November was no...more
12/7/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Appeals ,
Attorney General ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Electronic Filing ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Failed Legislation ,
Fair Workweek ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Fines ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gig Economy ,
Harassment ,
Independent Contractors ,
IRS ,
Joint Employers ,
LGBTQ ,
Marijuana ,
Misclassification ,
Paid Leave ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Salary/Wage History ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tax Penalties ,
Title VII ,
Uber ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that a federal procedural rule that allows a district court to extend an appeal deadline by no more than 30 days is a non-jurisdictional, mandatory claims processing...more
11/9/2017
/ Age Discrimination ,
Appeals ,
Bowles v Russell ,
Claim Procedures ,
Claims Processing Systems ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Deadlines ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure ,
Final Judgment ,
Forfeiture ,
Former Employer ,
Hamer v Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago ,
Notice of Appeal ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sua Sponte ,
Summary Judgment ,
Time Extensions ,
Young Lawyers
Today’s employment “Game of Life” looks very different than it used to. One of the biggest reasons: the gig economy is expanding at a rapid pace. Other factors include the fact that there are four generations competing for...more
2017 is shaping up to be a year of continued growth for ban-the-box laws nationwide. It’s time for employers to get creative and develop strategies for hiring outside “the box. ”Ban-the-box laws are aimed at delaying the...more
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that a disabled child’s parents were not legally required to jump through certain additional hoops and exhaust administrative remedies in a service animal dispute...more
For many, a new year brings new resolutions – a forward-looking plan and commitment to resolve issues, implement changes, and create new strategies for success. Businesses are no different. The gig market has been on the rise...more
Uber’s inventive management style continues to be a topic of conversation in the gig economy world. In the wake of the $100M Uber class action litigation settlement being rejected (primarily due to monetary terms), a new case...more