WIRTW #66
Overlawyered brings us the story of the week. File this one under what goes around comes around. A California attorney settled a consumer c...
Courts open Pandora’s Box in applying the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
By Jon Hyman
Today I am going to get technical and talk about statutory interpretation. Bear with me, though, because how some courts are incorrectly int...
A primer on employee polygraph testing
By Jon Hyman
As I’ve previously reported, as the recession deepens, incidents of employee theft are on the rise . It should go without saying that just a...
Do you know? Unpaid internships
By Jon Hyman
Do you know? There are specific standards that govern whether an unpaid internship passes muster under the Fair Labor Standards Act. If you ...
‘Tis better to have learned and lost
By Jon Hyman
Brown v. Nutrition Management Services Co. , from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, is a good reminder that ignorance of the law is neve...