With the Supreme Court Ruling, Exempt Employees May Expand
Like with many areas of employment-related regulation, standards regarding overtime exemptions have seen considerable instability in recent years. During the Obama years, the Department of ... READ MORE
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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
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Risk Management Is Critical, Regardless Of Joint Employer Status
In September of 2017, Republicans gained a majority of seats on the National Labor Relations Board. After several months spent relatively quietly, the National Labor Relations Board ... READ MORE
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Defending Manufacturers & Distributors In The Opioid Crisis
As companies, states, workers compensation boards, and various federal government agencies grapple with the growing opioid epidemic, litigation against the pharmaceutical companies ... READ MORE
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Bad Faith Breaches and Penalties Vary From State to State
Insurance companies have a duty to their policyholders to attempt to settle litigation that might exceed policy limits in good faith. This duty means that insurance companies must act ... READ MORE
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Does Your Policy Lack Coverage Due To Prior Publication Exclusions?
Standard commercial general liability policies and umbrella policies cover what is known as “advertising injury.” This coverage applies where a company causes damages to a third party ... READ MORE
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Interpreting Business Interruption Insurance
Losses that prevent a company from continuing operations can cause massive headaches for business owners. When a business cannot continue operating for a period of time, it often continues ... READ MORE
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Minimum Wage Compliance Is Good For Business
The laws and regulations that cover employee pay change with some regularity and can be quite complex. Regulations about overtime and the minimum wage laws have seen a lot of publicity ... READ MORE
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Gov. Definition Of Joint Employer Causing Confusion
A series of decisions from the National Labor Relations Board in the past few years relating to determining who qualified as a joint employer had worried many companies across the country. ... READ MORE
Posted by Jeffrey Forbes