Chipotle Assistant Managers Allege They Were Misclassified As Exempt...
A New York federal court recently granted conditional certification of a nationwide class of Assistant Managers at Chipotle restaurants based on the allegations that Chipotle misclassified Assistant...
View ArticleSenate Confirms President Obama's NLRB Nominees, But This Development Is...
As part of a deal to avoid changes to its filibuster rules, the Senate last week confirmed President Obama’s nominees to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)....By: Antonio Caldarone
View ArticleNew Illinois Law Gives Employers Incentives To Hire Ex-Offenders And Allows...
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn recently signed a bill into law that gives employers greater financial incentives to hire persons with criminal records and makes it easier for ex-offenders to seal or...
View ArticleEmployers Take Note: Back To School Means Parents May Exercise Rights Under...
As children across Illinois go back to school, employers should take note of a lesser-known Illinois employment law that gives parents the right to take time off to attend school conferences or...
View ArticleNew Illinois Law Sets Default Deadlines For Defendants To Tender Settlement...
Effective January 1, 2014, a new Illinois law amending the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure will, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, require defendants settling certain claims to provide...
View ArticleCourt Rules That Employees Involved In Alleged FMLA Violations Can Be Held...
A federal district judge in Illinois recently ruled that a former employee may proceed with his interference and retaliation claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) against his former...
View ArticleLady Gaga, Former Personal Assistant, Settle Overtime Claims; Case Highlights...
Last week, a federal court in New York approved an undisclosed settlement between pop singer Lady Gaga and her former personal assistant to resolve the personal assistant’s overtime claims. Although...
View ArticleIllinois Department Of Labor Assessing Fines For Record-Keeping Violations
Illinois wage laws like the Illinois Minimum Wage Law (IMWL) and One Day Rest in Seven Act (ODRISA) require employers to maintain certain records for each employee, such as time records of hours...
View ArticleTis The Season To Avoid Wage and Hour Pitfalls With Holidays and Bonuses
As the end of the year and year-end holiday season approach, so do annual bonus time and paid holidays. Employers should avoid some common wage and hour pitfalls with bonuses and paid holidays. The...
View ArticleDevelop And Schedule Employment Training Programs For 2014
The beginning of 2014 is an excellent time to assess your training needs for the year and schedule training sessions before schedules fill up. An employment training program should include training for...
View ArticleAudit Workplace Policies And Practices To Ensure A Legally Compliant 2014
Auditing internal employment policies and practices helps to identify and resolve areas of legal risk. The types of workplace policies that should be regularly reviewed include: EEO/Harassment;...
View ArticleEmployers Should Be Cautious Before Searching Social Media Sites For...
The ability to obtain information about a prospective employee on social media is hard to resist. With the explosion of social media sites and other information on the Internet, employers have a vast...
View ArticleEmployee's Failure To Follow Call-In Procedures Dooms FMLA Claims
Managing intermittent FMLA leaves is often challenging for employers. However, a recent case reinforces the requirement that employees must comply with reasonable call-in procedures to report FMLA...
View ArticleSignificant Changes To The Illinois Wage Payment And Collection Act Receive...
On August 22, 2014, significant changes to the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (IWPCA) regulations became effective. The IWPCA is an Illinois law with a ten-year statute of limitations that...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Hears Argument On Compensability Of Time Spent By...
In Integrity Staffing Solutions v. Busk, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument recently in a class action case regarding whether employees assigned by their employer to work at an Amazon...
View ArticleDOL Issues Proposed Regulatory Changes To Sex Discrimination Rules For...
The United States Department of Labor (USDOL) has begun what is expected to be a year filled with regulatory changes by issuing its proposed new regulations regarding sex discrimination by federal...
View ArticleEEOC Finds That More Than 40% Of EEOC Charges Of Discrimination Contain...
Last week, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its enforcement litigation data for FY 2014. Continuing a recent trend, the EEOC reported that the percentage of...
View ArticleCook County Passes Wage Theft Ordinance; Businesses Face Harsh Sanctions For...
Effective May 1, 2015, employers in Cook County could face severe consequences for violating state and federal wage and hour laws. In a recent unanimous vote, Cook County Commissioners passed the “Cook...
View ArticleCourt Rules That Payment Of Overtime Wages Pursuant To A Department Of Labor...
Obtaining a valid waiver of minimum wage or overtime claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) continues to be tricky. Section 216(c) of the FLSA requires that a valid waiver must be...
View ArticleNew Wage And Hour Laws Go Into Effect On July 1
Before you fire up the grill to celebrate Independence Day, this is a reminder that a number of important laws passed by local and state governments around the country become effective July 1. The Fast...
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