Department of Labor targets enforcement of rules against unpaid internships
More than a year ago, I cautioned employers about the legal risks of unpaid internships . At the time, I wrote that the Department of Labor ...
Illustrating the duty of loyalty
By Jon Hyman
About a month ago I wrote about the an employee’s duty of loyalty to his or her employer . Here’s some of what I said: Just because an ...
Do you know? What employers need to know about EEOC investigations
By Jon Hyman
You’ve just received notice from the EEOC (or its state equivalent, the OCRC, for example) that an employee has filed a charge of discrimina...
Update your Technology Policy to account for personal, web-based email
By Jon Hyman
Last week I discussed Stengart v. Loving Care Agency , which held that employees had a reasonable expectation of privacy in the personal, pa...
WIRTW #121
By Jon Hyman
This week’s summary follows-up on two important stories I wrote about this week – mandatory lactation breaks , and Craig Becker’s recess app...