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The NLRB Giveth and Taketh Away: Joint Employer Standard Toughened, but Misclassification Cases Get New Remedy
October 17, 2018 Posted in Legal Updates Share
On September 14, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) published its proposed rule for determining joint-employer status. This proposed rule comes after years of flux within the NLRB...
Read MoreFlorida Set to Increase Minimum Wage to $8.46
October 17, 2018 Posted in Legal Updates Share
A minimum wage increase for most Florida nonexempt workers goes into effect on January 1, 2019. The current minimum wage of $8.25 per hour will be increased to $8.46 at the beginning of the new...
Read MoreLaw360 Publishes Kevin Johnson's Analysis of DOL's Break-Time Guidance
May 23, 2018 Posted in Legal Updates Share
Does the DOL's new guidance on short rest breaks for FMLA purposes contain traps for the unwary? The Law360 electronic newsletter recently published shareholder Kevin Johnson's analysis of those...
Read MoreSupreme Court: NLRA Does Not Override Class-Action Waivers
May 22, 2018 Posted in Legal Updates Share
It’s official – the NLRA does not prohibit employers and employees from agreeing to limit their arbitration of disputes to single-plaintiff arbitration. On Monday, May 21, 2018, the Supreme Court...
Read MoreSupreme Court Rejects "Narrow Construction" of FLSA Exemptions
April 3, 2018 Posted in Legal Updates Share
On Monday, April 2, the Supreme Court released a new opinion that could significantly improve the ability of employers to claim overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Read MoreMicro-Units No More? NLRB Reverses Specialty Healthcare Decision
December 28, 2017 Posted in Legal Updates Share
The NLRB continued its reversal of several employee-friendly Obama-era decisions last week. The latest to be kicked to the curb is the “micro-unit” standard found in the...
Read MoreRecent NLRB Confirmations Signal New Era for Employers
October 24, 2017 Posted in Legal Updates Share
The Senate’s recent confirmation of William J. Emanuel for the last vacant slot on the National Labor Relations Board is significant for employers. Emanuel hails not just from the private sector...
Read MoreBig Win For Restaurants as Ninth Circuit Rejects DOL's 20% Rule
September 6, 2017 Posted in Legal Updates Share
Restaurant employers and others who deal with tipped employees should pay close attention to the September 6 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Marsh v. J. Alexander's.
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