The Department of Labor’s new overtime rules go into effect at the end of the year. Naturally, we’re all concerned about who now will or will not be exempt from overtime rules. Will more employees be claiming overtime pay? Will employers have to start shelling out more money to employees? If so, how much? The […]
SCOTUS May Have Made it Easier for Employers to Recoup Legal Fees in Discrimination Suits
We all know that the EEOC’s job is to ensure equal opportunity in the employment arena. The EEOC understandably takes its job seriously. However, in light of: a) its recent position that sex discrimination under Title VII includes discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (Click here for review.); b) its attempts to strike […]
Breaking News: Supreme Court Says Date of Resignation Starts the Clock Running on Constructive Discharge Claims
We interrupt our regularly scheduled program with this breaking news: Yesterday, the US Supreme Court handed down another employment law decision. This time it’s an actual decision and not a decision not to decide (click here for that post.) So what is it? The case name is Green v. Brennan and I previously mentioned it […]
Breaking News: SCOTUS Decides Not To Decide the Latest Contraceptive Mandate Case
We now have US Supreme Court on decision on the most recent challenges to the Affordable Care Act’s Contraceptive Mandate–sort of. SCOTUS decided.. not to decide. It even said as much. As you probably remember Burwell v Hobby Lobby was the first case on this issue. SCOTUS essentially ordered the government to provide to closely held […]
With SCOTUS Deadlocked in Friedrichs v California Teachers Assn, What Happens to Public Union Fees?
Last week, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Friedrichs v California Teachers Association. Well, sort of, but not really. Wait, sort of? How does the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) sort of decide? Either it decided or it didn’t. What’s up with that– and what case is that again? It’s the case about […]