Q. I suspect that our company may have inadvertently committed overtime and minimum wage violations. Is there a way I can make this right without incurring substantial legal liability?
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In a ruling that could provide a roadmap for challenging salary history bans in other jurisdictions, a Philadelphia federal judge issued an opinion on April 30 invalidating a major element of the Philadelphia salary history...more
5/2/2018
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Pay ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Local Ordinance ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Q. If a supervisor makes a comment about an employee’s age, will the company be liable for age discrimination?
A. While ageist comments are never appropriate in the workplace, an Illinois federal court recently ruled...more
Q. Our company wants to establish an internship program and host student interns to work alongside our employees. Do we need to pay the interns?
A. Possibly. Over the past few years, courts and the Department of Labor...more
1/17/2018
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Internships ,
Misclassification ,
Primary Beneficiary Test ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Wage and Hour
Q. Our Company just terminated an employee for a social media post that was in violation of our social media policy. Will she be entitled to unemployment compensation benefits?
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Q: Do I need to pay non-exempt employees when they go on short rest breaks of 20 minutes or less?
A: Yes.
The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) has long taken the position that when employers offer non-exempt...more
Q: Do I need to pay my employees if my company has closed or temporarily shut down operations due to a natural disaster or inclement weather?
A: It depends.
In the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and in...more
9/26/2017
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Hurricane Harvey ,
Hurricane Irma ,
Hurricane Season ,
Natural Disasters ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Salaried Employees ,
Severe Weather ,
Wage and Hour