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Could misclassifying an employee as an independent contractor violate the FLSA and federal labor law too?!?
Just because you say that an employee is an independent contractor doesn’t make it so. Many companies have found that out the hard way when the U.S. Department of Labor comes knocking for a wage and hour audit.
But, could this misclassification also be an unfair labor practice under the National Labor Relations Act? Continue reading
READ THIS: “Marijuana and the Workplace: It’s Complicated”
If you’ve got workplace drug testing for marijuana all figured out, you can skip today’s post.
As for the rest of you… Continue reading
Ok, let’s see how you guys did on yesterday’s social media policy quiz
Yesterday, in this blog post, I asked you to take this quiz. That’s the one where you were shown 11 common social media policies and had to decide which ones the National Labor Relations Board’s Office of General Counsel would conclude were lawful.
So, how did you do? You did aight. Continue reading
Common social media polices. Guess which ones are actually unlawful.
All right, Einstein.
Let’s test your social media policy savvy. Continue reading
The post-employment retaliation trap that your business needs to avoid
Hold on a sec. Let me finish gnawing on that T-Bone from last Wednesday’s dinner at STK in Disney Springs.
Ok, done. Vacation over. Time to start blogging again. Continue reading
Vacation Thread: It’s the FMLA PowerPoint that will have your HR-compliance feet doing a happy dance
(Not pictured: Eric Meyer; probably off grabbing a Dole Whip (adult version) and a turkey leg). Continue reading
Vacation Thread: The Zamboni-Drivin’ Disability-Discriminatin’ Lawsuit
(Not pictured: Eric Meyer; probably off grabbing a Dole Whip (adult version) and a turkey leg). Continue reading
Vacation Thread: It’s another FMLA warning about your dookie ‘no-fault’ attendance policy
(Not pictured: Eric Meyer; probably off grabbing a Dole Whip (adult version) and a turkey leg). Continue reading
Vacation Thread: Probably best not to threaten to fire employees who support unionization
(Not pictured: Eric Meyer; probably off grabbing a Dole Whip (adult version) and a turkey leg). Continue reading