Employment & Labor
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Right to Work Legislation in Kentucky
With a Republican majority in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly for the first time in nearly a century, legislative changes to Kentucky’s labor…
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Employment Practices Insurance is a Wise Decision but Be Informed About the Purchase
With the increase in employment law cases over the last several years, employers are looking for ways to protect its business and assets. This has…
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NLRB Continues to be Unfriendly to Employers
Section 7 of the NLRA states that “employees have a right to self-organization, to form, join or assist labor organizations…and to engage in other concerted…
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Can emails and Messages Constitute a Legally Binding Agreement?
Can emails and text messages constitute a legally binding agreement? A basic binding contract must comprise of four key elements: there must be an offer, acceptance…
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UBER Pays Big for Worker Misclassification But Still Wins
The Department of Labor has actively gone after employers who misclassify workers as independent contractors rather than employees for several years now. Recently, Uber was…
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Join Us – New Overtime Rules: What Do They Mean for Your Business?
The Department of Labor has made their final ruling on overtime rules, which will become effective December 1, 2016. Millions of Americans will now be…
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Overtime Rule Advances Toward Publication
The final overtime rule is edging closer to release: yesterday, the Department of Labor (DOL) sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) its final…
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‘Persuader Rule’ Constricts Communications with Workers About Unions
Another layer of red tape has been added for employers seeking to avoid unionization. Their consultants’ indirect communications with employees about unions—intended to sway workers…
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A Busy Year Ahead for the EEOC: New Issues, New Questions
2016 marks the last year of the EEOC’s 2013-2016 Strategic Enforcement Plan. Still, many of the issues the agency faced three years ago remain, in…
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