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Posted on Jul 18, 2014 on Firm Happenings, Firm News and Victories, News by Brody and Associates
On May 29th, Brody and Associates attorneys joined with several families in the community to prepare and serve a tasty enchilada dinner at the Community Kitchen in the Gillespie Center in Westport, Connecticut. The Center …
Posted on Jul 18, 2014 on Legal Updates, News, Religious by Robert G. Brody and Abby M. Warren
The U.S. Supreme Court released one of its biggest decisions since it struck down the Defense of Marriage Act one year ago, captioned Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., 189 L. Ed. 2d 675 (U.S. …
Posted on Jul 18, 2014 on Legal Updates, News, Social Media Policies by Robert G. Brody and Abby M. Warren
On the heels of Wisconsin, Tennessee has become the fourteenth state to enact a “social media password law” – a law restricting employers’ right to request or require employees or applicants to disclose passwords to …
Posted on Jul 18, 2014 on Legal Updates, News by Robert G. Brody and Abby M. Warren
Eligible employees in New York City (“City”) will be able to start requesting sick time in less than two weeks under the New York City Earned Sick Time Act (“Act”). Under the Act, employees working …
Posted on Jul 18, 2014 on Legal Updates, News, NLRB, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Abby M. Warren
The National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) recently reminded employers to tread carefully when enacting no-access (no re-entry) rules. They held an employer’s policy prohibiting employees from remaining on-premises after their shift “unless previously authorized by” …
Posted on Jul 18, 2014 on Legal Updates, News, NLRB by Robert G. Brody and Abby M. Warren
Not surprisingly, the top attorney for the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) appointed last November, Richard Griffin, recently declared the Board’s commitment to making it easier to take employers into federal court and temporarily stop …
Posted on Jul 18, 2014 on Legal Updates, News, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Abby M. Warren
Following other cities and states, Illinois will be including a question on this November’s ballot on whether the current minimum wage, $8.25 per hour, should be raised to $10. The outcome of the vote is …
Posted on Jul 18, 2014 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody
When an employer hands a prospective employee an application, there is one question that is usually on that form that is currently getting a ton of debate: prior criminal history. A movement to eliminate this …
Posted on Jul 18, 2014 on Legal Updates, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody
Earlier this year, President Obama ordered the Secretary of Labor to overhaul the executive, administrative, and professional exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime and minimum wage requirements. President Obama directed the Secretary “to …
Posted on Jul 18, 2014 on Discrimination and Harassment, Sex by Robert G. Brody
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (“First Circuit”) recently held an employer could be liable for sex discrimination under Title VII where an employee’s job performance is maligned by a co-worker. …