How nonprofits can avoid the legal pitfalls of telecommuting employees *

USA - February 21 2012
As technology for the home office improves, more nonprofits and employees are taking advantage of the benefits of telecommuting. 

Co-authors: Nicholas M. Reiter, Kristine A. Sova, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum.

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opens whistleblower complaint hotline *

USA - December 27 2011
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the "CFPB") recently went live with a telephone hotline and email address for tipsters and whistleblowers with information about potential violations of federal consumer financial laws, with an online tips portal to be launched early in 2012.

Co-authors: Jonathan L. Pompan.

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Turns out, there’s no such thing as “free labor” either: why most employers should be paying interns or modifying/abandoning their unpaid internship programs *

USA - June 24 2010
In light of the recent economic downturn, it is not surprising that an increasing number of young, inexperienced people are turning to unpaid internships as a gateway into the working world.

Co-authors: Megan H. Mann.

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"What are you, people? on [state-licensed medical marijuana]?" – the hazy intersection of state medical marijuana laws, federal authorities and employer drug free workplace and testing policies *

USA - April 29 2010
In the recent case Emerald Steel Fabricators v Bureau of Labor and Industries, the Oregon Supreme Court overturned lower state court decisions and held that Oregon employers are not required to accommodate their employees' use of medical marijuana.

Co-authors: Danielle N. Petaja.

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December "payroll surprise" waiting for some employers in 2010 *

USA - January 4 2010
Employers paying their salaried exempt workers on a bi-weekly basis – and for whom January 1, 2010 was a pay date – may be surprised to learn that, due to a quirk of the Gregorian calendar, there are 27 pay dates in the year 2010, rather than the typical 26.

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