Get Sued- The 5 Most Common Mistakes Employers Make
Do you want to be sued? What a silly question, what employer wants to be sued or audited- yet too often employers become involved in employment litigation simply because they failed to follow the most...
View ArticleExempt or Non-Exempt, Don’t Teeter-Totter On the Edge of Compliance
Exempt or non-exempt, or maybe independent contractor- proper classification of employees has many employers teetering on the edge of compliance. With wage and hour law violations already one of the...
View ArticleSupreme Court now hearing cases that will impact employer and employee...
...Although the case is specific to federal contractors, private employers could be held to a similar standard based on the court's decision. There is also a pair of retaliation cases before the court.
View ArticleHow Many Lawsuits Does It Take….
While “How many lawsuits does it take” does sounds like the beginning of an HR joke, AutoZone isn’t laughing. The company has faced multiple employment lawsuits over the past several years and lost...
View ArticleThe Lawsuits are Coming, Get Ready to Pay
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported that over 6,800 private-sector lawsuits were filed nationwide in 2010. The DOL (Department of Labor), handled about 32,000 wage and hour complaints in 2010, a jump...
View ArticleA Different Kind of “New Car Smell”
A New Baltimore, Michigan woman is suing the car dealership she purchased her 2006 Ford Expedition from for the “human corpse smell” the car started emitting. She purchased the car from a Ford...
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