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Big News for the Home Health Industry: Federal Judge Vacates the DOL's Companionship Services Regulations on Minimum Wage and Overtime

Written By Devon D. Williams

January 20, 2015

As 2014 wound to a close, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a significant decision impacting third-party agencies that provide in-home care to the elderly and ailing. On December 22, 2014…

You'd Better Fess Up – OSHA Issues New Reporting Rule

Written By Will Oden

January 19, 2015

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") released a final rule expanding the reporting requirements for employers to notify OSHA when a worker is killed on the job or sustains a work-related inpatient hos…

Recent Supreme Court Decision: Employees Do Not Have to Be Paid for Post-Shift Security Search

Written By Devon D. Williams

December 29, 2014

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court handed down a significant decision affecting employee compensation. In Integrity Staffing Solutions v. Busk, a case involving an Amazon® warehouse in Nevada, plaintiff-emplo…

Employment Law Update: An End of Summer Synopsis

Written By Devon D. Williams

September 4, 2014

As summer winds down and we look back over the past few months, there are several significant changes in the employment law realm worth noting. Here is a brief recap of what the summer months entailed for labor and e…

The Conversation On Workplace Flexibility In America

Written By Will Oden

June 30, 2014

On June 23, 2014, President Obama held a first-ever, day-long White House Summit on Working Families in Washington, D.C. designed to "focus on creating a 21st century workplace" and promote a national conversation on workp…

Recent EEOC Action May Require Employers to Revise Separation Agreements

Written By Devon D. Williams

April 22, 2014

When an employer terminates an employee, the employer often will offer some amount of severance pay to the departing employee. In exchange for severance pay, the employee typically will be asked to sign a separation agreem…

National Labor Relations Board Rules that Northwestern University Football Players Can Unionize

Written By Hayley R. Wells

April 17, 2014

A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") recently ruled that Northwestern University's football players who are attending the university on scholarship are university employees and therefore eligi…

Supervisor to Employee: "You Want FMLA Leave? No Problem!"

Written By Grant B. Osborne

January 8, 2014

"For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required." Luke 12:48 Take a good look at written job descriptions of supervisory employees who work for companies covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 19…

Google Glass^TM: The Newest Technology Craze And "Game-Changer" For Employment Laws

Written By Will Oden and Devon D. Williams

December 2, 2013

Google® recently began marketing its newest product: Google Glass™. Seemingly identical to the futuristic spy gadgets worn by James Bond, Google Glass™ is ahead of its time and on track to make…

Big News for the Home Health Industry: Federal Judge Vacates the DOL's Companionship Services Regulations on Minimum Wage and Overtime

You'd Better Fess Up – OSHA Issues New Reporting Rule

Recent Supreme Court Decision: Employees Do Not Have to Be Paid for Post-Shift Security Search

Employment Law Update: An End of Summer Synopsis

The Conversation On Workplace Flexibility In America

Recent EEOC Action May Require Employers to Revise Separation Agreements

National Labor Relations Board Rules that Northwestern University Football Players Can Unionize

Supervisor to Employee: "You Want FMLA Leave? No Problem!"

Google Glass^TM: The Newest Technology Craze And "Game-Changer" For Employment Laws

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NC Labor and Employment Blog

Big News for the Home Health Industry: Federal Judge Vacates the DOL's Companionship Services Regulations on Minimum Wage and Overtime

You'd Better Fess Up – OSHA Issues New Reporting Rule

Recent Supreme Court Decision: Employees Do Not Have to Be Paid for Post-Shift Security Search

Employment Law Update: An End of Summer Synopsis

The Conversation On Workplace Flexibility In America

Recent EEOC Action May Require Employers to Revise Separation Agreements

National Labor Relations Board Rules that Northwestern University Football Players Can Unionize

Supervisor to Employee: "You Want FMLA Leave? No Problem!"

Google GlassTM: The Newest Technology Craze And "Game-Changer" For Employment Laws

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Google Glass^TM: The Newest Technology Craze And "Game-Changer" For Employment Laws