Archive: March 2011

An employer has an absolute obligation to investigate a complaint of harassment, and, where founded, take appropriate corrective action to s...

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Today is the last day to enter my little Medical Costs Price Is Right Contest ( official rules and pictures of the fabulous prize package he...

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Today, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Dukes v. Wal-Mart (transcript available here). Dukes will determine the propriety the certi...

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One of the biggest wage and hour mistakes a company can make is assuming that it is legal to pay comp time in lieu of overtime for any hours...

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Last Friday, the EEOC published its long-awaited (and hotly debated) regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments...

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There is still one week left to enter Medical Costs Price Is Right . The bids so far: $10,000 $62,000 $64,250 $92,750 $...

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Today, the EEOC made available to the public its final regulations interpreting the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAAA). The ...

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More than three year ago, the 6th Circuit concluded that where an adverse employment action occurs very close in time after an employer lea...

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Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics asks a very simple question: does the word “file” in the Fair Labor Standards Act’s anti-retali...

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This morning, the Supreme Court held that the FLSA’s anti-retaliation provision includes oral, in addition to written, complaints. A co...

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Earlier this month, in Staub v. Proctor Hospital , the Supreme Court upheld the cat’s paw doctrine in discrimination cases. While Staub was...

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The Department of Labor may not be the most hospitable place for employers these days. Federal juries, however, can prove to be just the opp...

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If you wonder why office productivity sinks like a rock for the next two weeks, look no further than all of your employees checking their br...

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Legend tells us that in the 5th century, St. Patrick banished all snakes from Ireland. In honor of the day that celebrates Ireland’s patron...

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At Overlawyered, Walter Olson asks whether telecommuting is the next wave of wage and hour litigation. He might have a point. Some ...

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As many of you know, last month my son spent 19 days in the Cleveland Clinic. Now that he is home and, most importantly, healthy, I thought ...

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At 11:59 p.m. Friday night, the collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the NFLPA expired, and the owners locked out its player...

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My god, I tried to avoid Charlie Sheen this week. Yet, here’s my fourth Sheen-related post in the last four days. I guess you can’t avoid th...

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Hot off the presses, TMZ has a copy of the lawsuit Charlie Sheen filed against Chuck Lorre and Warner Brothers. And, as I discussed Tuesday...

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According to the EEOC , it is “beginning a new, periodic retrospective review of its existing significant regulations to determine whether a...

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Do you remember Dawnmarie Souza? She was the employee on whose behalf the NLRB issued a complaint (which it later settled ), claiming that ...

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Yesterday, CBS finally pulled the plug on Charlie Sheen. I go back and forth whether he’s legitimately off his rocker, or he’s pulling off a...

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Do you want to avoid harassment and retaliation liability at your company? Here are six easy steps to follow: Have a sexual harassment ...

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Earlier this week, the Supreme Court issued what I believe will end up being one the most significant employment decisions of the last decad...

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