DOL: “We can help.” Employers: “Don’t do us any favors.”
I just received the following email from the Department of Labor: Today, the Secretary of Labor and the Deputy Administrator of the Wag...
NJ Supreme Court hampers corporate email surveillance
By Jon Hyman
Employers generally think that they own and control all data that passes through their computer networks, whether work-related or personal t...
Department of Labor issues game-changing guidance on the administrative exemption and loan officers
By Jon Hyman
In February, I discussed the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s administrative exemption, and made the point that whether an admi...
Do you know? Healthcare bill requires lactation breaks
By Jon Hyman
This morning I’m updating and synergizing two of last week’s posts: Do we really need to pump up workplace lactation rights? and House pass...
Bill seeks to snuff out discrimination against smokers
By Jon Hyman
Take a look at H.B. 470 , introduced last week in Ohio’s legislature. It provides: “No employer shall discharge without just cause, refuse t...