Businesses Should Be Realistic With Non-Compete Clauses
Employment contracts can represent a large area of potential risk for modern businesses. Many companies are used to thinking of their employment practices as an area where lack of diligence ... READ MORE
Browning-Ferris Goes To The Golden Arches
Issues of joint employment responsibility continue to make headlines across the United States. Controversy has reigned ever since the National Labor Relations Board issued its decision in ... READ MORE
August 2018 Joint Employer Status Update
Ever since August 27, 2015, employers that use staffing agencies, employ subcontractors or have franchisees have faced significant uncertainty over the extent to which they constitute ... READ MORE
Best Interest Rules In Fiduciary Responsibility Introduced By SEC
Many regulations put into place during the past few years have faced the potential for roll-backs under the current administration. This holds especially true for some controversial rules ... READ MORE
Employee Handbooks Causing Contract Confusion
Employee handbooks are an essential resource for most companies. They are an excellent way for companies to communicate important and vital information to employees such as benefit ... READ MORE
Misclassification Of Employees Continues To Grow In Importance
Employment law has seen many major disruptions in the past few years. Statutes, regulations, and court cases have continually re-defined who qualifies for overtime, the standards for ... READ MORE
Browning-Ferris's Expected Shakeup Didn't Go Quite As Expected
The National Labor Relations Board revised its definition of a joint employer in 2015, leading to a host of concerns from various businesses fearing expanding liability. The decision, ... READ MORE
NLRB Decisions On Bargaining Units: What to Keep In Mind
As part of a series of decisions issued by the National Labor Relations Board at the end of 2017, a new ruling overturned an Obama era policy related to defining bargaining units for ... READ MORE