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By Alex Vorro |
May 21, 2012
It appears as though Dewey & LeBoeuf’s hiring of bankruptcy counsel Albert Togut in April really was foreshadowing for a final filing. Despite many assertions to the contrary by firm leadership, of which all save for one already has jumped ship, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the New...
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By Terence Connor |
May 18, 2012
Employers, imagine that your employees’ use of Facebook and Twitter is akin to being at the controls of a forklift.
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By John Kuenstler |
April 30, 2012
Many students at every education level from high school through graduate school—and even some graduates—view unpaid internships as an opportunity to gain valuable work experience and, ideally, as a stepping stone to gainful employment.
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By Wendy Voss |
March 26, 2012
On Jan. 30, 2012, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced that the Department of Labor (DOL) had issued a notice of proposed rulemaking intended to implement new statutory amendments to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The amendments expand military family leave provisions and incorporate a special eligibility...
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By Julie Beck |
March 9, 2012
A new report from the International Franchise Association looks at the likely effects of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed repeal of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) Companionship Exemption, which would subject in-home caregivers to minimum wage and overtime laws.
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By Alex Vorro |
February 3, 2012
On the heels of the U.S. economy adding 243,000 jobs in January, and the unemployment rate dropping to 8.3 percent (the lowest rate since February 2009), it stands to reason that the legal job market also benefitted from all the gains, right?
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By Julie Beck |
February 2, 2012
The unpaid intern rebellion is picking up steam.
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By Salvador Simao |
January 30, 2012
The misclassification of independent contractors will likely be one of the hottest wage and hour issues of 2012.
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By Ashley Post |
January 19, 2012
Thousands of employees at a well-known restaurant chain will have their day in court this fall.
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By R. Anthony Prather |
January 16, 2012
Appropriately classifying workers can prevent your company from being negatively affected by a federal action
