DOL doubles down on joint employment under the FMLA
Yesterday , we looked at the DOL’s recent guidance on joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Simultaneously with its FLSA guid...
The federal assault on joint employment continues
By Jon Hyman
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 ...