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Case Update: Dairy Drivers Settle Overtime Lawsuit
Here is an update on another case we’ve been following, which we originally wrote about nearly a year ago in a post entitled The power of punctuation: Commas, business contracts and the law. In March 2017, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a group…
Think It’s Too Difficult to Collect on Your Judgment? Not Always.
Creditors often assume that their judgments are not worth pursuing, either because they believe that the debt is too small, the debtor is insolvent, the debtor’s assets are geographically removed, or that the debtor is otherwise safe from collection efforts. Often it pays to make…
NYC fast food workers uniting under advocacy groups
New York City’s fast-food workers won an important victory last fall. Mayor Bill de Blasio approved four new workplace laws forwarded by City Council that provide for a minimum rest period between shifts, predictable scheduling, and other measures. One significant measure permits workers in the…
Companies may need to disclose sexual harassment to investors
In light of the #MeToo movement and sexual harassment allegations against corporate leaders like Steve Wynn, publicly traded companies are discussing when such allegations must be shared with investors. U.S. securities law requires public companies to report any “material event” that may impact share prices.…
EEOC releases top 10 discrimination complaints for FY 2017
What kinds of workplace discrimination complaints are lodged most frequently with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission? In fiscal year 2017 (which ended on September 30, 2017), Complaints of retaliation led the way in fiscal year 2017, followed by race and disability discrimination. Gender discrimination came…
DOL attempts to clarify FLSA matters in opinion letters
In January, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division reinstated 17 opinion letters on the Fair Labor Standards Act. This is the first time the DOL has issued an opinion letter since the administration of President George W. Bush. The opinion letters address several…
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