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Employment Law

A few isolated sexual comments don’t make a workplace a hostile environment

03/29/2017
Isolated sexual comments over many years just aren’t enough to warrant a lawsuit, even if more than one employee alleges it happened to her.

Automotive service advisors not exempt from federal wage-and-hour law

03/29/2017
Service advisors are not exempt under the auto salesperson exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Was that a legit termination–or retaliation?

03/29/2017
If you terminate an employee almost immediately after she has filed an internal discrimination complaint, understand the risk.

Boss’ comments direct evidence of bias

03/29/2017
If you learn that a supervisor who wants to fire an employee has made sexist comments about her, think twice about that termination.

Acosta floats $33,000 OT threshold

03/29/2017
Labor Secretary-designate Alexander Acosta refused to be pinned down on whether he would back the Obama administration’s never-enacted $47,476 overtime salary threshold rule.

Snapshot: Who should receive paid family and medical leave?

03/29/2017
Americans overwhelmingly support paid family and medical leave.

Just doing your job? That’s not whistleblowing

03/23/2017
If reporting wrongdoing is part of an employee’s job, then that doesn’t constitute whistleblowing.

Employees may not like job changes, but that doesn’t give them reason to sue

03/23/2017
Sure, change is hard, and some alterations may irritate some employees. That doesn’t mean they can sue.

Discovered mistaken deduction from exempt pay? Fix it fast, or face big liability risk

03/23/2017
Unless you quickly reverse the deduction, it could jeopardize the employee’s exempt status.

Loose lips can lead to retaliation litigation

03/23/2017
When an employee files a sexual harassment or discrimination complaint, ensure no one tries to make life difficult for that employee. That could lead to a retaliation lawsuit—even if the underlying complaint isn’t serious enough to support a lawsuit.