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USA - June 21 2012
Pharmaceutical companies scored a major victory this week when a divided Supreme Court held that the industry’s sales representatives are not eligible for overtime pay.
USA - March 16 2010
New Jersey courts have issued two rulings that make non-employees (whether they are suppliers or independent contractors) eligible for protection against discrimination under the state's Law Against Discrimination (LAD) and its whistleblower law, the Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA).
USA - August 19 2009
In a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court in Ricci v. DeStefano offered little in the way of practical guidance to employers walking the fine line of race-neutral hiring and employment practices, but provided no shortage of controversy for pundits and commentators.
USA - July 1 2009
In a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court in Ricci v. DeStefano offered little in the way of practical guidance to employers walking the fine line of race-neutral hiring and employment practices, but provided no shortage of controversy for pundits and commentators.
USA - April 16 2009
In an ironic twist, on March 23, 2009, an arbitrator ruled that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Agency responsible for ensuring that the nation’s workers are treated fairly, willfully violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by requiring that certain of its employees take compensatory time off rather than overtime pay for excess hours worked.
