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The ACA’s Employer Mandate: What Type of Employees Are Covered?

March 7, 2014

By Kelline R. Linton, Junior Associate.   The Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate requires large businesses with 50 or more full-time employees to offer health insurance to their…

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EEOC Releases Stats for 2013, or EEOC by the Numbers

February 12, 2014

By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate.   Each year the EEOC issues its yearly report on enforcement and litigation. The report is always a good way to assess…

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E-alerts · Government Contract & Compliance · Labor & Employment

High Court defines “changing clothes,” finds putting on safety gear not paid time

January 31, 2014

By Kelline R. Linton, Junior Associate.   In a recent case decided on January 27, the U.S. Supreme Court found that the time employees spent donning and doffing…

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When the Weather Closes Business Doors, Are Exempt Employees Left in the Cold?

January 30, 2014

By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate.   This winter many areas of the country have had more than the usual number of winter storms resulting in closed schools…

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E-alerts · Labor & Employment

Even HR Managers Can Bring Overtime Lawsuits

January 23, 2014

By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate.   A federal judge in Florida certified a nationwide collective action against Lowe’s Home Centers on January 10, 2014.  The odd thing…

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E-alerts · Labor & Employment

NLRB Gives Up the Poster Fight!

January 21, 2014

By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate.   The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced last week that it would not seek U.S. Supreme Court review of a pair…

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E-alerts · Labor & Employment

DOL extends FLSA’s minimum wage and overtime protections

September 18, 2013

By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate.   On September 17, 2013, the Wage and Hour Division of the DOL announced a final rule extending the FLSA’s minimum wage…

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2014 Healthcare Changes: Is Your Employee Benefits Plan Ready?

July 31, 2013

By Kelline R. Linton, Junior Associate.   While the Obama administration has delayed the Affordable Care Act requirement that large employers provide health insurance to all employees, many…

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Articles · Labor & Employment · WHDI Blog

Ascertaining the Scope of a Conditionally Certified Class in Texas

November 29, 2012

In Lopez v. Bombay Pizza Co., 2012 WL 5397192 (S.D. Tex., Nov. 5, 2012) the Court was faced with the issue of defining the scope of a conditionally…

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Articles · Labor & Employment · WHDI Blog

Elder Care and the Companionship Service Exemption to FLSA[i]

November 27, 2012

Employee productivity is directly impacted by family care issues. In fact, more employee productivity is spent on elder-care issues than on child-care issues.[ii] It is estimated that as…

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