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In a current wave of legislation, states and cities across the country are passing laws and ordinances granting workers paid sick leave. Massachusetts, Connecticut, California and Washington have passed state wide laws permitting leave. Cities such as Philadelphia,...
In today's economy, technology and "sharing" based platforms are redefining who is considered a contractor and who is an employee. Ride sharing businesses have taken hold in cities across the United States. The model is simple, but extremely profitable. Ride sharing...
Under the Affordable Care Act, employers who provide health benefits may use financial penalties and incentives to encourage staff to participate in wellness programs which seek to evaluate and encourage workers' healthy behaviors and other lifestyle choices. Programs...
The Executive Branch has pushed for the expansion of overtime availability. Last year, President Obama used his executive authority to trigger a review and revision of the current overtime rules, which currently prevent certain classes of salaried workers from...
The rise of social media has recently altered several areas of the law, including class and collective action litigation. In 2013, a group of former interns sued Gawker Media, an online media company and weblog network, claiming it had violated the Fair Labor...
No matter how an employer choses to handle an FLSA complaint, it is important to know that the FLSA requires the Department of Labor to supervise all potential violation settlements. This means that employees who receive severance packages or conditioned settlement...
Startups and businesses are great opportunities for entrepreneurs to achieve their vision. In the pursuit of finding and retaining talented employees, many of these businesses overlook several "hidden" legal issues which can be detrimental to long profitability and...
While recent National Labor Relation Board (NLRB) decisions have begun to impose liability on franchises as joint employers, there has been a backlash from Congress and the Courts against this legally unprecedented action. In January, a California judge held that the...
As tax season is well underway, employers are asked to define who is on their payroll. Employees or contractors? This is a seemingly simple distinction, but an employer may not have the same classification as the IRS or their respective state's department of treasury....
The nationally recognized companies McDonalds, Dunkin Donuts, 7-Eleven, Hampton Inn and Subway have built success by franchising their business locations. Individuals and businesses buy the rights and pay royalties to open up a franchise, and in turn share in the...