Author Archives for Darren McClain
February 10, 2017 9:48 am
Published by Darren McClain
Arbitration agreements that require employees to pursue claims in arbitration rather than in court have long been enforced pursuant to... View Article
February 9, 2017 10:26 am
Published by Darren McClain
Last week, President Trump nominated Tenth Circuit Court Judge Neil M. Gorsuch to fill the US Supreme Court seat left... View Article
February 8, 2017 10:05 am
Published by Darren McClain
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a... View Article
February 7, 2017 10:37 am
Published by Darren McClain
The exciting, life altering news of a pregnancy should be a time to rejoice. However, many employees fear breaking pregnancy news to... View Article
February 6, 2017 2:09 pm
Published by Darren McClain
At the end of employment, employers sometimes offer employees severance packages or severance agreements. Severance packages will offer a certain... View Article
February 1, 2017 10:08 am
Published by Darren McClain
Non-exempt employees working for covered employers are entitled to overtime (time and a half) if they work more than 40 hours... View Article
January 31, 2017 3:33 pm
Published by Darren McClain
A covered employer cannot make an employment decision based on race, national origin, sex, age, pregnancy or disability status even... View Article
January 26, 2017 11:04 am
Published by Darren McClain
Covered employers are required to accommodate an employee’s disabilities as long as providing the accommodation would not present an undue... View Article
January 12, 2017 1:01 pm
Published by Darren McClain
Online retail giant, Amazon, plans to hire 100,000 employees across the United States over the next 18 months. The jobs... View Article
January 10, 2017 2:41 pm
Published by Darren McClain
Reports have emerged that 20 Century Fox, the parent company of Fox New, has settled a sexual harassment claim made... View Article