Spring may have been slow to arrive in some parts of the country this year, but the courts, state legislatures, and government agencies have been moving full speed ahead. In April, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a potentially...more
5/10/2018
/ Confidentiality Agreements ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Internships ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Navarro v Encino Motorcars ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Public Employers ,
Retailers ,
Risk Management ,
SCOTUS ,
Service Advisors ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules ,
Workplace Violence
A year ago, employers across the country prepared for the implementation of a new overtime rule that would dramatically increase the salary threshold for white-collar exemptions, on the understanding that the new rule would...more
9/29/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Barack Obama ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Definition ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Misclassification ,
Murphy Oil v NLRB ,
Popular ,
Tip Credit ,
Tip-Pooling ,
Trump Administration ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Legal compliance is a challenging endeavor, especially in the hospitality industry, where owner/operators must focus on meeting their business objectives, staying competitive, and growing in their respective markets. In...more
3/30/2017
/ Asset Purchaser ,
Data Breach ,
Defense Strategies ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Misclassification ,
NLRB ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retail Workers Bill of Rights ,
Successors ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour