Employment Law Updates for Summer 2014

Just as the temperatures really heated up this summer, so did new developments in Employment Law. With new Supreme Court cases, executive orders, local ordinances, and agency guidance, a lot happened this summer. Here is an overview from the summer of 2014 –  Saalfeld...

Harvesting Woes: The DOL and “Hot Goods”

By Jennifer Paul Late summer means harvest time, but it also can mean unwanted visits from the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”). In 2012, the DOL found several Marion County farms in violation of wage and other labor violations. Rather than simply...

Wage Claims Settled by LinkedIn for $6M

Employees more and more frequently are working after hours.  Smartphones, VPNs, and constant pressures to provide good customer service have some employees working a lot of time after hours – and, unfortunately, off the clock.  The US Department of Labor announced...