The federal assault on joint employment continues
First it was the NLRB . Next it was OSHA . Now, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is taking its turn cracking down on joint...
WIRTW #397 (the “Woodstock” edition)
By Jon Hyman
I'm well aware that I write a lot about my daughter’s music, but I do so because (a) I know a lot you enjoy it, and (b) I’m a really pr...
SCOTUS calls a balk on attempted class-action pick-offs
By Jon Hyman
It’s been almost three years since the Supreme Court decided, in Genesis HealthCare Corp. v. Symczyk , that an employer moots an FLSA coll...
Appellate court reinstates sex-discrimination claim of transgendered worker
By Jon Hyman
A federal appellate court reinstated the sex-discrimination claim of a transgender auto mechanic. Credit Nation Auto Sales fired Jennifer ...
NLRB continues to slam employers on mandatory arbitration clauses
By Jon Hyman
Last week, the Huffington Post reported that Guitar Center was requiring all of its employees to choose between signing arbitration agre...