When is Unequal Pay Not a Violation of the Equal Pay Act? The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits sex discrimination in pay for completing the same work. An employer has multiple...
Compensatory Time Coming to a Workplace Near You? One of the intriguing employment law proposals making its way through Congress is the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017....
Follow the French? E-mails and Overtime A new French labor law went into effect with the new year, requiring employers and employees to negotiate over periods...
Top 5 Labor and Employment Law Developments of 2016 At the end of the calendar year, it is worth pausing a moment to reflect on how far we’ve come...
DOL Faces Lawsuits Over Overtime Regulations This week’s blog post gives readers a preview of our next Walcheske & Luzi LLC Workplace (Dough)Nuts & Bolts Breakfast...
New DOL Overtime Regulations are Here, Effective December 1, 2016 The Department of Labor (DOL) has finally released its final rule on overtime regulations. Here’s what you need to know:...
DOL Highlights Joint Employer Liability Under FLSA The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently called attention to joint employer relationships through an administrator’s interpretation issued on January 20,...
What is Wrongful Termination? When a termination is handled poorly or when an individual feels that a termination was unfair, unjustified, etc. (but not...
Fast Food Worker Pay In another twist in the ongoing battle between fast food workers and their employers, CNN Money reported late last week...
Lessons from the NLRB Northwestern Decision for Anyone Who is Not a Private University Administrator or Athlete Sports and politics talk radio were rocked on March 26 with the news that National Labor Relations Board, Region 13...