Survey Finds American Workforce Disinterested
February 17, 2017A recent survey has found that the majority of the American workforce is disinterested. The survey found that employers are... View Article
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Trump Picks Acosta for Labor Secetary
February 17, 2017President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated former National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) member R. Alexander Acosta to serve as U.S. secretary... View Article
Trump’s Labor Secretary Pick Pudzer Withdraws
February 16, 2017Andrew, Pudzer, President Trump’s Labor Secretary pick, withdrew his name from consideration. Pudzer, a restaurant executive, who was thought to be... View Article
The Supreme Court Will Resolve Class Action Waiver Split
February 10, 2017Arbitration agreements that require employees to pursue claims in arbitration rather than in court have long been enforced pursuant to... View Article
President Trump’s Nominee for the Supreme Court
February 9, 2017Last week, President Trump nominated Tenth Circuit Court Judge Neil M. Gorsuch to fill the US Supreme Court seat left... View Article
EEOC Released Charge Data for FY 2016
February 8, 2017The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a... View Article
Pregnancy Discrimination Is Actionable
February 7, 2017The exciting, life altering news of a pregnancy should be a time to rejoice. However, many employees fear breaking pregnancy news to... View Article
Do Not Sign a Severance Package Without Consulting an Employment Lawyer
February 6, 2017At the end of employment, employers sometimes offer employees severance packages or severance agreements. Severance packages will offer a certain... View Article
You May be Entitled to Overtime Pay
February 1, 2017Non-exempt employees working for covered employers are entitled to overtime (time and a half) if they work more than 40 hours... View Article
Do Not Let Discrimination Go Unchecked
January 31, 2017A covered employer cannot make an employment decision based on race, national origin, sex, age, pregnancy or disability status even... View Article