WEBINAR When The Feds Come Knocking
With the recent inauguration of a newly elected U.S. House of Representatives and a shift in the composition of the U.S. Senate, many people expected that a more employer-friendly environment would...
View ArticleEmployerLINC 2011 seminar draws large audiences in both Oklahoma City and Tulsa
McAfee & Taft held its annual labor, employment and employee benefits seminar, EmployerLINC 2011, on April 20th at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City and April 26th at the Renaissance Hotel...
View ArticleWEBINAR Wage & Hour Laws — In Compliance, Out of Trouble
The number of wage and hour laws affecting employers is staggering, and with the Department of Labor stepping up its investigation and enforcement efforts, staying in compliance is critical to avoiding...
View ArticleThe pitfalls of unpaid internships
With the summer coming on, it is not unusual for employers to be bombarded with requests for unpaid internships. Students want to gain valuable experience, build their resumes, and perhaps gain an...
View ArticleWAGE & HOUR » Donning, doffing dispute will cost employer as much as $7.25...
Donning and doffing disputes are Wage & Hour charges or lawsuits where employees assert they should be paid for "off-the-clock" time spent putting on or taking off work clothing onsite. Think we're...
View ArticleWAGE LITIGATION » Trolling for employees to sue their employers
By now you have probably heard about the lawsuit filed in Miami federal court by two employees against Darden Restaurants, which operates Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Longhorn Steakhouse and Capital...
View ArticleFAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT » Employees who violate the law still awarded damages
You would think that employees who violate federal immigration and income tax laws could not turn around and sue their employer on a wage dispute — right? If you answered “yes” to that question, you...
View ArticleSome pre- and post-shift activity not compensable
In recent years, a number of collective action wage and hour disputes involving the donning and doffing of protective work clothing have made their way through the courts. And in many of those cases,...
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