Written by Arabella Chen and Matthew S. Johnston Social media is largely unregulated but there are certain unspoken rules among the masses that when tread upon, can generate highly undesirable consequences, especially for businesses. While no two cases are ever the same, the recent upset with...
When developing a plan for workplace safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, communicating it to your employees accomplishes three tasks: Gives everyone the information you think is important.Solicits input from your employees on the plan (be sure to ask).Opens the door to questions about accommodations for employees...
For those of you who may know me personally, this post is a combination of my political beliefs and employment law. One of the questions that seems to be popping up a great deal when talking about employment law is issues of employee behavior outside...
What happens if the single owner of a business dies? It is a tad morbid, but it is a very important part of business succession planning that needs to be prepared and discussed. The first question you need to answer is: who gets the business? Family, Children, and Minors As we...
I recently had a client with an interesting problem related to timekeeping practices. If you employ non-exempt (hourly) staff, in order to calculate their pay you need to have the number of hours that they worked in a pay period. A lot of folks use the good old...
We have another payroll issue that has been discussed by other bloggers, and the Department of Labor has issued an opinion on this. Believe me, if you want a cure for insomnia reading the Department of Labor opinion letters is a great option. In order to avoid you...
One of the more interesting questions that I get as an attorney is what are the circumstances when an employee can be sanctioned, disciplined, or even terminated for off-duty conduct. A couple of months ago I was at a networking event and someone was speaking about...
The United States Department of Labor is at it again. On April 1, of all days (no, it’s not a joke), the Department of Labor issued a proposed rulemaking on joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act. First things first, what is a joint...
Here is a quick update on the overtime rules newly proposed by the United States Department of Labor. The notice of proposed rulemaking on overtime requirements (which is the first step of the Labor Department’s regulatory process) has been issued. Under the current enforced law dealing...