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Posted on Nov 15, 2008 on Legislative Updates by Robert G. Brody
The minimum wage in Oregon will increase from $7.95 per hour to $8.40 per hour, effective Jan. 1, 2009. Brody and Associates regularly advises management on complying with state and federal employment laws including …
Posted on Nov 15, 2008 on Legislative Updates by Robert G. Brody
There is a new poster that must be posted in the workplace: the poster that pertains to Military Family Leave. The poster is available on the U.S. Department of Labor’s website, http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/NDAAAmndmnts.pdf. Also, the …
Posted on Oct 15, 2008 on Legislative Updates by Robert G. Brody
Thinking of closing down or relocating your office or plant in New York State? If you have 50 or more employees you may be required to comply with the recently enacted New York State …
Posted on Oct 15, 2008 on Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody
In two recent cases, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that when a staffing agency places a temporary employee with an employer, the agency and the employer are each liable for certain …
Posted on Jun 15, 2008 on Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody
In Ravetto v. Triton Thalassic Technologies, Inc., the Connecticut Supreme Court held that the use of the terms “advance” and “draw” in an employment agreement with a commissioned employee was not enough to require the …
Posted on Apr 15, 2008 on Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody
Who does your tip go to for that delicious, morning low-fat vanilla latte from Starbucks? Apparently in California, a percentage of it was going to shift supervisors and shift leads. On March 19, a California …
Posted on Mar 15, 2008 on Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody
The Supreme Court reached a decision that will definitely have far reaching consequences for all employers. The Court held that ERISA allows an employee to sue his employer because of a fiduciary breach that …
Posted on Mar 15, 2008 on Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody
A Chicago liquor store was ordered to pay more than $12,000 in back wages and penalties to a former female clerk who was paid less than a similarly situated male clerk. The store will pay $4,061 …
Posted on Jan 15, 2008 on Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody
DCT Inc., the owner of seven McDonald’s restaurants in Sonoma County, Calif., agreed to pay almost $1.16 million to settle claims that it unlawfully denied overtime pay and breaks to approximately 1,000 employees. The employees …
Posted on Jan 15, 2008 on Age, Discrimination and Harassment by Robert G. Brody
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit recently overturned an earlier summary judgment, finding a 64-year-old employee established enough inconsistencies in his employers’ reasons for firing him to establish that those reasons …