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Posted on Dec 30, 2014 on Firm Happenings, Firm News and Victories, Legal Updates by Brody and Associates
Robert Brody was recently ranked on the 2014 Super Lawyers Business Edition Annual List as a top attorney in Employment Law. This distinction is reserved for attorneys working in a variety of business-related practice areas …
Posted on Dec 30, 2014 on Legal Updates, Published Articles, Tips of the Month, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Alexander Friedman
As the year winds down, you may be tempted to relax, put your feet up, and enjoy the holiday season. But while a little well-deserved rest and relaxation is never a bad thing, remember: with …
Posted on Dec 30, 2014 on Legal Updates, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody
Last March, we wrote about the split in the circuit courts concerning whether or not employees should be paid for time spent going through a daily end-of-shift security clearance. Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Jesse …
Posted on Dec 30, 2014 on Legal Updates, NLRB, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody
In a recent Arizona District Court case, the National Labor Relations Board’s (“Board”) Regional Director tried to require an employer to forego using the E-verify system to verify employment eligibility of several employees, in violation …
Posted on Dec 30, 2014 on Family and Medical Leave Act, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody
One would think that giving an employee notice of his or her rights under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) should be a rather uncomplicated process. Since every communication these days tends to be via …
Posted on Dec 30, 2014 on Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, NLRB, Privacy Rights, Published Articles, Social Media Policies by Robert G. Brody and Abby M. Warren
Over the last several years, we have been bombarded with cases from the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) featuring employees bashing their employers on social media where the Board determined the speech was protected under …
Posted on Dec 30, 2014 on Legal Updates, Privacy Rights by Robert G. Brody
No one is surprised to hear another city passed a Ban the Box ordinance. On December 1, 2014, Missouri’s city of Columbia’s joined the movement. We have previously written about several Ban the Box laws …
Posted on Dec 30, 2014 on Legal Updates, NLRB by Robert G. Brody
The Senate confirmed the appointment of Democrat Lauren McFerran to the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”). The Board is made up of five individuals appointed by the President with Senate consent, each for a five …
Posted on Dec 30, 2014 on Legal Updates, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody
We have reported on a myriad minimum wage increases this year for various cities and states. In some cases, the increase has resulted in a minimum wage significantly higher than the federal minimum. Earlier this …
Posted on Dec 29, 2014 on Published Articles, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Alexander Friedman
The Connecticut Law Tribune May, 2014 As the economy continues to struggle, and the job market remains lukewarm, local, state and federal governments and government agencies continue to press for stricter wage and hour laws …