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Saturday, March 1, 2008
The practice of employee misclassification, typically involving the misclassification of employees as independent contractors, is a problem prevalent in many industries - especially the construction industry - and has recently received growing attention from state legislatures. Employers should be increasingly concerned as numerous states, including New...
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Saturday, December 1, 2007
Las Vegas - bright lights, non-stop action, exciting entertainment. And when it comes to getting dressed for Vegas, it's a place where nearly anything goes - fancy dressing, sloppy dressing, next-to-nothing dressing - it all works. But what can employers do if they find that their employees have brought too much of Vegas into the workplace?
Not Just A Roll...
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Wednesday, August 1, 2007
In June, a federal jury awarded $287,640 to a Muslim employee. The basis for the award? Religious discrimination after the employee was fired for refusing to remove her head scarf during Ramadan.