Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employers must pay an employee an overtime rate of at least one and one half times the regular pay rate for any hours in excess of 40 hours a week. There are … Continue reading
Category Archives: EMPLOYMENT LAW
Emailed Documents Allowed
Shortly before he left the employment of a residential treatment center for addicted persons, an employee emailed some of his employer’s documents to his and his wife’s personal email accounts. The employee operated two consulting businesses of his own concerning … Continue reading
Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments
The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), which went into effect last year, was a legislative response to U.S. Supreme Court precedent. The ADAAA generally makes it easier for some employees to establish themselves as “disabled” and to require … Continue reading
Bonus Plan May Trigger Overtime
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provides that employers may not require their employees to work more than 40 hours per workweek unless those employees receive overtime compensation at a rate of not less than one and one half … Continue reading
Caregiver Bias in Employment
Today, it is commonplace for workers to handle both work and caregiving responsibilities for spouses and children, parents and other older family members, or relatives with disabilities. Women still are disproportionately more likely to exercise primary caregiving responsibilities but, in … Continue reading