DOL announces new salary threshold for white collar exemptions
Yesterday, the Department of Labor announced that effective January 1, 2020, the salary threshold for an employee to be exempt from overti...
Girl Scouts good / union organizers bad
By Jon Hyman
What rights do you have to ban union organizers from your property? A lot. Your property is your property. What if, however, you allow ...
No-fault attendance policies offer no cover when the ADA or FMLA are involved
By Jon Hyman
An employee suffering from epilepsy, migraines, and heart condition asks (with a medical note) for two unpaid days off from work unpaid to t...
WIRTW #569 (the “get by with a little help” edition)
By Jon Hyman
I bet you can’t find someone having a better time than this guy. I hope you have something in your life that brings you this much joy. ...
Accommodating pregnant employees is a legal floor, not a ceiling
By Jon Hyman
UPS has agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle a pregnancy discrimination charge investigated by the EEOC. The agency was to consider whet...