ArticleSherlock: The Final Problem For EmployersThe series four finale of Sherlock cleverly illustrates the dangers of allowing the inmates to run the asylum.United StatesEmployment and HRFord Harrison LLP
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ArticleSupreme Court Rules That Service Advisors At Automotive Dealerships Are Exempt From Overtime And Rejects Principle That Exemptions To FLSA Should Be Construed NarrowlyOn April 2, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro that service advisors at automotive dealerships are exempt from overtime.United StatesEmployment and HRFord Harrison LLP
Article"The U.S. Department Of Labor's Proposed Overtime Changes: Employee Salary And Classification Considerations"Under a new proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL"), millions more workers would be eligible for overtime pay unless employers pay a much higher salary threshold.United StatesEmployment and HRFord Harrison LLP
ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Allows CMS Vaccine Mandate To ProceedEarlier today (January 13, 2022), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the vaccine mandate applicable to healthcare providers that are Medicare or Medicaid certified may proceed.United StatesEmployment and HRFord Harrison LLP
ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Declines To Hear Challenge To California's Independent Contractor LawAs background, the California Trucking Association first brought their challenge following the passage of A.B. 5, which codified an earlier state supreme court decision.United StatesEmployment and HRFord Harrison LLP
ArticleWhat We Do In The Shadows: Happy Accession (and Boss's) Day!In honor of National Boss's Day, I decided to devote this post to the most colorful boss I could think of: Nandor the Relentless from What We Do in the Shadows.United StatesEmployment and HRFord Harrison LLP
ArticleWill And Grace ReunitedEver since the cast of Will and Grace reunited for a mini episode encouraging all of us to vote in 2016, the Internet has been in a frenzy about the possibility of a revival 18 years after the show...United StatesEmployment and HRFord Harrison LLP
ArticleWill The Justice Department's Attack On Marijuana Impact New Jersey Employers?On January 4, 2018—just days after California began selling recreational marijuana and became poised to become the largest legal market for the drug in the U.S.—United StatesEmployment and HRFord Harrison LLP
ArticleWin Over Talent By Standing Out In Every Stage Of The Employee LifecycleIn today's hyper-competitive labor market, employees have higher expectations of their employers. This has had a profound effect on the workplace and forced companies...United StatesEmployment and HRFord Harrison LLP
ArticleEmployers Relax After Tennessee Court Rejects Anxious Employee's Failure To Accommodate ClaimOn Tuesday, October 22, 2019, a Tennessee federal judge rejected a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesFord Harrison LLP
ArticleNew Jersey's Own "Green Deal": Adult Use Recreational Marijuana Is Coming To The Garden StateExecutive Summary: On February 15, 2019, New Jersey's governor and leaders of the State senate and assembly reached an agreement for legalizing, regulating, and taxing marijuana for adult recreational use.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFord Harrison LLP
ArticleEEOC Extends Filing Deadline For EEO-1 Component 1 Data To August 23, 2021The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has extended the deadline to submit and certify 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 Data to August 23, 2021.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorFord Harrison LLP
ArticleDHS Rescinds Policy Change On Temporary COVID-19 Exemptions For Certain International StudentsAfter facing a number of lawsuits filed by some U.S. universities and states, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has agreed to rescind the policy change announced July 6, 2020 that...United StatesImmigrationFord Harrison LLP
ArticleInvocation Of "The Rule" During Trade Secret Injunction HearingsThe lawsuit was filed after National Oilwell Varco (NOV) hired Jeff Russo, one of MI-SWACO's business-development managers. United StatesIntellectual PropertyFord Harrison LLP
ArticleCedar Rapids: When Business Conference Debauchery EnsuesAnytime employees are sent on business trips, they represent the company. Often, the sanctity of that responsibility is preserved. United StatesLaw Practice ManagementFord Harrison LLP
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ArticleLawsuits Against Colleges And Universities For Transitioning From In-Person To Online Classes: The Latest Wave Of Covid-19 LitigationAn Auburn University student claims he did not get what he bargained for in being relegated to distance learning instead of having an in-person educational experience.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationFord Harrison LLP
ArticleNew Ius Laboris Flagship PublicationFordHarrison is excited to share with you the new Ius Laboris flagship publication The Word along with the Ius Laboris digital knowledge platform, The Word onlineUnited StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFord Harrison LLP
ArticleEU-US Privacy Shield May Provide Guidance For Transatlantic Data TransfersThe decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to invalidate Safe Harbor in October 2015 sent shockwaves throughout the international business community. United StatesPrivacyFord Harrison LLP