The First Five Years of the SEC Whistleblower Program
August 01, 2016
We mark the fifth anniversary of the Whistleblower program with this two-part retrospective. This month, we take a broad look at how the program intakes tips from Whistleblowers and what the SEC does with them. Next month, we will look more closely at the program's track record in issuing awards.
NJ Businesses Are Vulnerable to Unionization
July 01, 2016
Although private-sector union membership in the United States is near its all-time low at just under 7%, recent actions by the NLRB and DOL make New Jersey businesses vulnerable to unionization now more than ever.
Case Notes
July 01, 2016
EEOC Files Landmark Sexual Orientation Discrimination Charges
DOL Overtime Rule
July 01, 2016
The U.S. DOL announced that it will publish a Final Rule to update the regulations governing the exemption of executive, administrative, and professional employees from the minimum wage and overtime pay protections of the FLSA. Employers should take note that they may use nondiscretionary bonuses and incentive payments to satisfy up to 10% of the new standard salary level.
Should You 'ERISA-fy' Your Severance Plan?
June 01, 2016
Employers with severance plans need to know whether or not their plans are subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). And if the employer finds that they are not, it may wish to consider amending the plans to bring them under ERISA.
Joint Employment and the Contingent Worker
June 01, 2016
Many companies are staffing through non-traditional arrangements. Many of these contingent arrangements result in third parties. These arrangements generally allow the putative joint employer to minimize or even avoid functions such as recruiting, screening, hiring, paying workers, and complying with labor and employment laws. This avoidance, however, often comes with significant risks.
The Tyson Foods Ruling
June 01, 2016
The Supreme Court's recent decision in <I>Bouaphakeo v. Tyson Foods</I> was decidedly not the sweeping ruling many practitioners anticipated. Nevertheless, the decision provided useful guidance for class-action litigants regarding the proper use of representative evidence.
