by Kathleen Lucchesi | Sep 25, 2019 | General, Kathleen Lucchesi, Labor & Employment, News
It looks like it could be a very Happy New Year for nearly 1.5 million workers come January 1, 2020. On September 25, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) released its final overtime rule which calls for a significant – though not as significant as originally proposed under the Obama administration – increase to the minimum salary threshold for overtime eligibility.
by Kathleen Lucchesi | Feb 11, 2019 | General, Kathleen Lucchesi, Labor & Employment, News
Nearly half of Americans make New Year’s resolutions – the most common resolutions are health related. But did you know that of those making New Year’s resolutions, most begin to abandon those resolutions roughly two weeks later? Resolution or not – your...
by Kathleen Lucchesi | Jan 8, 2019 | General, Kathleen Lucchesi, Labor & Employment, News
It’s not just the airport and national parks feeling the effects of the weeks’ long government shutdown. Nine federal departments and several agencies shut down on December 22, 2018. Several employee/HR-facing federal agencies are closed or operating at a severely...
by Kathleen Lucchesi | May 22, 2018 | General, Kathleen Lucchesi, Labor & Employment, News
There may be strength in numbers, but when it comes to arbitration agreements in employment contracts, that number is now down to one. A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that employment agreements which force workers to give up their rights to pursue class...
by Kathleen Lucchesi | May 17, 2018 | General, Kathleen Lucchesi, Labor & Employment, News
The internet continues to change the workplace landscape – most recently, in the form of more non-traditional career opportunities or a gig economy. What is this gig economy, you ask? The term “gig economy” refers to the growing business practice of hiring independent contractors and short term-workers to do small, part-time jobs, which are often done remotely.
