WIRTW #312 (the “overtime” edition)
Earlier this week , I reported on the White House call for the Department of Labor to “fix” the overtime regulations for exempt employees. H...
What a slick union-avoidance campaign looks like
By Jon Hyman
If you’re a $72 billion company that happens to be staunchly anti-union, and money is no object in the education of your employees about how...
Lactation at work requires reasonableness on both sides
By Jon Hyman
Photo by Joelk75, via Flickr, cc Both of my children were formula-fed. It wasn’t for lack of lactation effort. We (or, more accurately, ...
Examining the low standard for adverse actions in retaliation claims
By Jon Hyman
Mark Laster worked as a Public Safety Officer/Emergency Officer for the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety for more than 23 years. After ...
A call for the DOL to fix what is wrong with our wage-and-hour laws
By Jon Hyman
Last week, President Obama called upon the Secretary of Labor to “modernize and streamline the existing overtime regulations.” According to ...