‘Bad Attitude’ = Risky Reason for Firing. Megan Milo appears to have had a lot of challenges in her life and probably was not the easiest employee to manage at Cybercore Technologies and Northrop Grumman Corporation in Maryland. She announced shortly after being hired at the federal contractor that she was undergoing a gender transition […]
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? This is not a marijuana question. The U.S. Department of Labor this month released a new, business-friendlier “final rule” to update and revise its regulations interpreting joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Labor law uses the term “joint employer” to describe a situation where it is alleged that more than
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On December 4, 2019, Michael Homans presented a seminar on the Fair Labor Standards Act, including the U.S. Department of Labor’s “Final Rule” that changed base salary requirements for “white collar” exemptions, at the National Business Institute’s “Advanced Issues in Employment Law: What Employers Need to Know.”
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The city of Philadelphia has taken an unprecedented step toward regulating the private employment of domestic workers, with the Philadelphia City Council’s_ _unanimous passage of the Domestic Worker Bill of Rights, which is expected to be signed into law by Mayor Jim Kenney. The bill, which is scheduled to take effect in May 2020, provides
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Department of Labor Issues “Final Rule” to Raise Exempt Salary Rate 50% to $35,568/Year Employers will need to work fast this fall to prepare for the “Final Rule” on overtime pay, raising the minimum salary required to meet exemptions for overtime pay under federal law. The hike in the minimum salary from $455 per week
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Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite – Complaint Supports Wrongful Termination Claim. Pennsylvania has an “extremely strong” presumption that employment is at will and can be terminated for any reason, but Pennsylvania courts have recognized a “very limited exception” for firings that threaten a “clear mandate of Pennsylvania public policy.” A federal court in Philadelphia
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Michael Homans, managing shareholder at HomansPeck, presented on “Wage and Benefits Issues” at the National Business Institute’s conference, “Human Resources Law from A to Z,” to an audience of human resources professionals and non-employment lawyers.
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No Bra, No Job at Canadian Golf Club. 2018 brought us not-so-uplifting news out of Canada about a waitress in British Columbia who lost her job at the Osoyoos Golf Club for refusing to wear a bra at work. Members of the club reportedly complained about Christina Schell’s liberated appearance, in which she wore the
Developments for New Jersey Employers New Jersey Expands Family Leave Protections, Limits Nondisclosure Agreements By Kristina A. Bevenour, HomansPeck, LLC
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#MeToo Survey Reveals How Far the Sexes are Apart. A survey of 3,000 employees at businesses and law firms in 2018 reveals both an astounding level of sexual harassment in the workplace and a huge gulf in experience and perception between men and women. According to the survey by Working Mother and the ABA Journal,
