by Jules Halpern | Oct 27, 2016 | Blog Posts, FLSA, Human Resources, Technology, Wages and Hours
Everyone has had that moment when, after crawling into bed after a long day at the office, he or she experiences the fear that an assignment was forgotten or something needs to be checked on. To put minds at ease, employers may send out a quick e-mail to ask...
by Jules Halpern | Sep 29, 2016 | Blog Posts, Education Law, Employee Classification, Labor Law, NLRA
On August 23, 2016, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a 3-to-1 decision that declares that graduate and undergraduate students who work for their universities as a mandatory part of their education are employees with rights under the National Labor...
by Jules Halpern | Aug 25, 2016 | Blog Posts, Equal Pay, Massachusetts Law
On August 1, 2016, the Massachusetts legislature unanimously enacted its Act to Establish Pay Equity (the “Act”). Following a national trend, as demonstrated by similar acts recently passing in California and New York, Massachusetts has signed into law the most...
by Jules Halpern | Jul 27, 2016 | Blog Posts, Illinois Law, Sick Leave Laws
On June 22, 2016, the Chicago City Council unanimously voted to add the city to the list of over 20 cities, five states, and one county that provide paid sick leave by passing its Earned Sick Time ordinance. This ordinance, which will take effect on July 1, 2017,...
by Jules Halpern | Jun 10, 2016 | Blog Posts, Education Law, Student Harassment
In 2014, students at my alma mater brought a new organization to campus: It Ends With Us. Around that same time, the university and numerous others pledged themselves to the national It’s On Us campaign that was launched by the Obama Administration in September 2014....
