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October 30, 2015

Just Because the Employee is a Temp Does Not Mean That You (The Employer) Do NotHave to Pay Overtime

By: Christina M. Reger New Jersey snack food company, J&J Snack Foods Inc., learned the hard way. The company must pay $2.1M to temp workers that […]

October 12, 2015

Department of Labor to Pay $1.5 Million to Employer

By: Christina M. Reger The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal the Department of Labor agreed to pay an employer $1.5M to settle claims involving the DOL’s […]

August 24, 2015

It’s Not Too Late to Respond – The DOL Proposed Overtime Rules Deadline isSeptember 4th

By: Christina M. Reger Attention Business Owners: More than 2,000 comments have already been posted in response to the U.S. Labor Department’s proposals regarding the federal […]

July 27, 2015

EEOC Rules Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation is Sex Discrimination

By: Christina M. Reger The News: In a recent decision, the EEOC ruled that a claim for discrimination based on sexual orientation can be brought under […]

July 20, 2015

Your Independent Contractors(1099ers) are Probably Misclassified

By: Christina M. Reger As non-exempt (hourly) employees, workers are guaranteed minimum wage, overtime compensation, and a host of insurances. Independent contractors do not enjoy such […]

June 30, 2015

EEOC Issues Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination

By: Christina M. Reger The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued an update of its Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues (Guidance), […]

March 1, 2004

Let’s Swap, Copyright for Code.

By: Christina M. Reger Copyright Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review View Link Under the 1976 Act, copyright commences the moment a work is “fixed […]