Author: hrafterhours

Three administrations, multiple rules, and still no settled federal standard on joint employment. The DOL’s new proposed rule is the latest attempt to end that uncertainty. TL;DR: The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a new rule establishing a single nationwide standard for determining joint employer status under the FLSA,

A law firm partner apparently missed every harassment training ever offered and made a comment that belongs in a museum of worst-possible workplace decisions. The firm’s response, though, was textbook. The case got dismissed. TL;DR: A legal assistant alleged that a law firm partner created a hostile work environment under

The termination decision-maker didn’t know about the complaint. That gap cost the employee everything. TL;DR: A security supervisor reported his manager for favoring female employees, then got fired days later over training failures and performance issues. The Tenth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the employer because the employee couldn’t show

Over 18,000 pest-control workers were allegedly barred from competing with their former employer for two years after leaving. The FTC says that’s 18,000 too many. TL;DR: The FTC filed an administrative complaint against the parent company of Orkin and other pest-control brands, alleging that its blanket noncompete policy covering more

The $11.5 million verdict against SHRM survived. Now the court’s explanation of why offers a sharper lesson than the verdict itself. TL;DR: A federal court denied SHRM’s post-trial motions seeking to overturn or reduce an $11.5 million jury verdict for race discrimination and retaliation under Section 1981. The court upheld