The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is charged with enforcing and remedying violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards...
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FLSA Includes Oral Complaints in Retaliation Protections
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) contains an anti-retaliation provision that forbids employers “to discharge or in any other manner...
EEOC Issues Final Rule on Implementation of The Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA)
In November, the EEOC issued its final rule to implement Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). The EEOC’s regulations...
New York Amends Wage & Hour Order For Hospitality/Restaurant Industry
While the new Order is effective January 1, 2011, employers have until March 1, 2011 to come into compliance so long as any additional wages due...
The New York Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA)
New York Wage Theft Prevention Act Notices Must Be Distributed Between January 1 and February 1, 2012 The WTPA, which went into April 9, 2011,...
Governor Paterson Signs the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act
On December 13, Governor Paterson signed the Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA), which takes effect April 12, 2011. It is important that employers...
Review Independent Contractor Classifications
Unfortunately for employers, there is no universal definition of an "independent contractor," and different laws and government agencies (e.g.,...
Review: Form I-9
All current employees must have completed I-9s on file. Employers are also required to maintain the I-9 forms of former employees for the later of...
Review Exempt Classifications and Salary Deduction Practices
Whether an employee is exempt from being paid overtime depends on whether that employee meets the requirements for an exemption under federal and...
Employer Held Liable for Facebook Firing
The NLRA protects the rights of employees to “engage in...concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or...
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