Oct 21, 2013 | Business Litigation, Health Care Law, Labor & Employment
The Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final rule regarding protections for home health care workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) on September 17, 2013. This rule drastically changes the way direct care workers, such as home health aides, personal...
Oct 13, 2013 | Labor & Employment, News
CLE SEMINAR – SAVE THE DATE! “EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR LAWYERS & LAWYERS AS EMPLOYERS” MANATEE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION Wednesday – October 30, 2013 – 12:00 Noon until 4:00 pm 3.5 hours CLE, including 1.0 Ethics (will be applied for) Our October membership meeting will...
Jun 5, 2013 | Business & Corporate, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated Form I-9 which is used for verifying employment eligibility authorization of new hires. Currently, employers should be using the updated form as the grace period is over, and employers can face fines...
Apr 22, 2013 | Business Litigation, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment
Employers seeking to hire foreign professionals on an H-1B visa will likely have to wait until next year. On April 5, 2013, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the federal cap on new H-1B petitions for fiscal year 2014 has been...
Apr 15, 2013 | Business & Corporate, Business Litigation, Labor & Employment
The Seventh Circuit federal appellate court recently issued an opinion where it imposed successor liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) upon an asset purchaser. In that case, the successor company purchased the assets of the predecessor at auction. The...
Apr 5, 2013 | Business Litigation, Labor & Employment
During the recent recession, I have had numerous clients use unpaid interns to supplement their workforces. They explain it is a “win-win” situation: “We don’t have to pay them and they gain valuable experience.” Unfortunately, it is not that simple. Both the...
