Social Media, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

New Year Employment Law Developments: Key Changes for New York Employers

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 1/4/2024

Ringing in the new year means a host of new employment laws that are now effective and on the horizon for New York employers. With the state very busy at year-end, employers should take note of new laws impacting the...more

The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management - April 2019

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on 4/25/2019

Engagement Agreements – Description of Scope of Representation – No Liability for Failing to Act Outside the Scope of the Agreement - Attallah v. Milbank, Tweed, Hadley, 2019 NY Sup. Ct. Slip Op 00583 (January 31, 2019) - ...more

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Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 12/17/2018

At Pullman & Comley’s seminar regarding Developments in Labor & Employment Law last month, attendees at one of the breakout sessions were made aware of a study concerning a recent social and technological phenomenon, that...more

Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: April 2017 #4

Zelle LLP on 4/25/2017

Last week, the EEOC announced that The American Dental Association has agreed to pay $1.95 million to settle retaliation claims. The Association’s former legal counsel and director of human resources alleged that they were...more

DOL Punts on Portable Device Regulations, For Now

Cozen O'Connor on 12/19/2016

“I wish the U.S. Department of Labor could issue more workplace regulations before Inauguration Day,” – said no employer anywhere ever. Questions about the new overtime regulations aside, there might just be another...more

Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: November 2016

Zelle LLP on 11/8/2016

Last week, a Pennsylvania federal court held that Title VII protects lesbian, gay, and bisexual employees from sex discrimination. As we noted in last Thursday’s post, courts around the country have differing views about...more

Gawker FLSA Ruling Leaves Interns Gawking

Baker Donelson on 4/15/2016

Where's the line between an intern and an employee? If you think that's an easy question, consider this: the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) defines "employ" broadly as to "suffer or permit to work." So, who's to say that...more

New York District Court Grants Summary Judgment for Employer in Gawker Intern Case

BakerHostetler on 4/6/2016

Litigation Over Interns Dries Up Internship Opportunities - The natural and probable consequence of litigation over unpaid internships was that such opportunities would disappear because the risk of litigation for even...more

Tricks or Treats: Human Resources Challenges Ahead

Maynard Nexsen on 10/26/2015

Halloween is traditionally a time for “trick or treating.” For human resource professionals, many days can be Halloween-like, filled with unexpected events or career rewards. Recently, dozens of HR professionals participated...more

That is SO last week - July 2015 #4

Zelle LLP on 7/27/2015

Last week, the Equality Act was introduced in Congress. If enacted, this historic legislation will prohibit discrimination in employment and other life activities on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. It’s...more

#OptIn #OptOut — Update

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/14/2015

Back in March we wrote about the group of former unpaid interns from Gawker Media’s Manhattan office suing to recover back pay under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and their desire to use social media to...more

New York Federal Court “Likes” the Use of Social Media to Notify Class Members in Wage and Hour Action

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 4/30/2015

In what appears to be a sign of things to come, a federal court in New York recently approved the use of social media to notify potential class members who were more likely to be reached that way rather than by more...more

Too Many People Using Social Media?

Cozen O'Connor on 3/18/2015

Well, maybe there aren’t too many people using social media in general. But, perhaps, that is the lesson to be taken from a recent federal court decision that addressed the intersection of one statute’s purpose and the...more

Employment Law -- Dec 20, 2013

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 12/20/2013

Despite $27,000 Jury Award, 9th Circuit Approves Almost $700,000 in Attorney’s Fees - Why it matters: Affirming the broad discretion of federal district court judges to award attorney’s fees, the Ninth U.S. Circuit...more

Nevada Court Blesses Plaintiff’s Counsel Use of Facebook and Twitter to Advertise Pending Collective Action

BakerHostetler on 12/2/2013

The District of Nevada recently allowed Plaintiff’s counsel to solicit potential collective action members on Facebook and Twitter. In Gamble v. Boyd Gaming Corp., D. Nev., No. 2:13-cv-01009-JCM-PAL (Nov. 20, 2013), the...more

Polsinelli Podcast - Social Media at Work - What's Allowed and What Isn't?

Polsinelli on 5/21/2013

Social media at work: What's allowed and what isn't? Facebook and LinkedIn are eradicating the carefully crafted compartments that generations have relied upon in leading their lives. Denver attorney Sean Gallagher shares how...more

Take 5 Newsletter: EEOC Update; Intern Wage and Hour Claims; NLRB Quorum; Unemployment Discrimination; Social Media Passwords

Epstein Becker & Green on 4/5/2013

EEOC Releases Letter Addressing Wellness Programs and Reasonable Accommodation Obligations - In a letter issued recently by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), Peggy Mastroianni, the agency's Legal Counsel,...more

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