Wage Theft: No Bad Intent but Ignorance is No Defense
Please see letter to the editor on wage theft in the absence of bad intent: http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20110708_Letters_to_the_Editor.html?viewAll=y The letter/blog should not be construed as...
View ArticleAVOID WAGE AND HOUR TSUNAMI FOLLOWING HURRICANE
AVOID WAGE AND HOUR TSUNAMI FOLLOWING HURRICANEReminder of wage and hour rules:1. As a result of the FLSA’s salary basis requirement, if as a result of the hurricane, you close for...
View ArticleSisyphus Had It Easy
From www.weknownext.com/blogSisyphus Had It Easyby Jonathan Segal on November 9, 2011 In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was a king punished by being compelled to roll an immense boulder up a hill, only to...
View ArticleCostly Unpaid Internships
As originally published by SHRM's "We Know Next," found here.An important customer, client, colleague or business partner asks an executive if her son can intern with your company for the summer....
View ArticleWage and Hour Revolution
It is an honor to post my first article for Fortune/CNN:http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2012/05/29/the-new-workplace-revolution-wage-and-hour-lawsuits/This blog should not be construed as legal...
View ArticleAvoiding Wage and Hour Hurricanes After Sandy
At the risk of being jaded, it seems that, after every natural disaster, plaintiffs' lawyers follow. So, now is good time to brush up on wage and hour rules relatives to closings that may result from...
View ArticleEmployees with Extended Shifts and Sandy: Wage and Hour Issues
Some employees may be required to stay on site for extended periods of time as a result of Sandy. Here is summary of the FLSA payment rules for non-exempt employees from the DOL website: Sleeping Time...
View ArticleTime is Money: On or Off the Clock Work?
As published by SHRM's HR Magazine:. 12/1/2012 By Jonathan Segal Time Is Money: On or Off the Clock? Vol. 57 No. 12 Many managers still don’t understand the Fair Labor Standards Act....
View ArticleSanta and The FLSA by my colleague: NATALIE HRUBOS
Santa and the FLSA –Natalie F. Hrubos – 12-16-12 Delivering presents to the well-behaved children all over the world in a single night is hard work. Sure, Santa Claus makes it look easy with his...
View ArticleWage and Hour Implications of the Government Shutdown
I am pleased to post a guest blog I wrote for the Philadelphia Business Journal regarding the wage and hour implications of the government shut...
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