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On June 3, 2016, Bob Brody gave a presentation at the American Conference Institute’s 27th National Forum on Wage & Hour Claims and Class Actions.  This is a national seminar held annually in New York …

The Connecticut Supreme is about to decide if an employee can smoke pot on the job and not get fired. On March 31, 2016, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on this point in State …

With the changing of seasons comes the changing of workplace issues. Below is a list of the top issues that we see which may impact your workplace. 1. Summer Clothes: Can you decide what is …

Corporate Counselor June 2016 In today’s global economy, many companies are staffing through employee brokers, leases, or temporary agencies, franchises, or other non-traditional arrangements.  For instance, in 2013, the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics …

In a recent decision, Graziadio v. Culinary Institute of America, the Second Circuit held that a Director of Human Resources could potentially be individually liable to a former employee for Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) …

In August 2012, we wrote that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa held that there is no private cause of action to enforce the breast feeding provision of the Fair Labor …

On September 10, the New York Acting Commissioner Mario J. Musolino approved the Fast Food Wage Board’s recommendation for a $15 per hour minimum wage for fast food industry workers.  The minimum wage for fast …