Unintended Side Effects of the Government Shutdown
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...
NAMWOLF 2018 Annual Meeting In Chicago
The Lincoln Derr legal team traveled to Chicago September 25-29 to attend the National Association of Minority and Women-Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) 2018 Annual Meeting and Law Firm Expo. This year the conference enjoyed record attendance. Lincoln Derr...
Employment Law:The Supreme Court Hands Employers a Win
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...
Employment Law: The Gig Economy
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.
How Sexual Harassment Hurts My Bottom Line
Should you find your company managing a claim of sexual harassment, many tough decisions lie ahead. Most of those decisions will be aimed at preserving the safety of employees, company reputation, and all-around company health and culture. Often, through discussion and counsel from an attorney, settlement agreements are used as a tool for resolution.