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Please Click HerePosted on December 9, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
Much ink has been spilled by those writing about the attention-grabbing, nationwide, consolidated wage and hour lawsuit brought by current and former minor-league professional baseball players. The case is Senne v. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, Case No. 3:14-00608-JCS, venued within the federal U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. As a […]
Posted on December 9, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
The “quickie election” rules promulgated by the National Labor Relations Board have been in effect since April 14, 2015. Thus far, predictions have come true as the time it takes to file a union petition to the time of the election has been dramatically shortened. On the other hand, the number of petitions filed for […]
Posted on December 7, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
In the aftermath of the National Labor Relations Board’s recent, controversial Browning-Ferris Industries “joint employment” decision [362 NLRB No. 186], many within the management-side legal community [myself included] issued portentous predictions about the future –including Trojan Horse organizing tactics and the adverse impact on pervasive contingent workforce arrangements. However, one of the Board’s Regional Directors […]
Posted on November 23, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
Employers often establish a light-duty program that is reserved for employees who have work-related injuries or conditions during their healing periods. The hallmarks of these programs is that temporary light-duty work is reserved for those employees receiving temporary benefits under worker’s compensation. The rationale for this program is to help the employer comply with the […]
Posted on November 19, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
In a surprise announcement, the Solicitor of Labor, Patricia Smith, has indicated the final rule on overtime eligibility being considered by the Department of Labor will likely not be declared final and implemented until late 2016. During a panel discussion at the American Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Conference, Solicitor Smith indicated there were […]
Posted on November 16, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
A recent decision by the D.C. Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reversed in part the National Labor Relations Board’s order against a private-sector employer regarding its employee handbook employee-complaint provision finding that the handbook rule was lawful and did not implicate employees’ Section 7 rights under the National Labor Relations Act or otherwise prohibit employees […]
Posted on November 10, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
A recent decision by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the decision by the National Labor Relations Board that action taken by two employees on a Facebook page should be considered protected speech and therefore the employees should not have been terminated from employment. In this decision involving the Triple Play Sports Bar […]
Posted on November 6, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
A recent decision by a federal judge in Chicago has upheld the right of the City of Chicago to require police officers to cover visible tattoos while on duty. The Chicago Police Department implemented a Department policy that banned the display of tattoos while on duty. The City said this policy was necessary to insure […]
Posted on October 28, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
Last week I was asked to present, along with a panel of attorneys, to a group of law students. For a group of students facing a tough job market, the most common theme of the discussion related to the hiring process and how these students could maximize their likelihood of landing a job. The panel’s […]
Posted on October 21, 2015 by Mary Ellen Schill
Well, if you were hoping for a cost of living adjustment in the employee benefits part of your life, you aren’t going to get it from the 2016 qualified plan limits just issued by the IRS. Here are the new limits. Same as the old limits as you can see. According to the IRS, “the […]