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Overtime pay for use of cell phone?

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
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USA
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April 26 2013

A group of Chicago Police are suing for overtime pay since the City allegedly expected the officers "to be available twenty-four hours per day via

Genesis Health Care Corp. v. Symczyk--a magic bullet for FLSA class actions?

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
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USA
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April 24 2013

On April 16, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that a defendant employer's settlement offer to a plaintiff mooted the plaintiff's

Court rules that ex-employee keeps LinkedIn content and contacts

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
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USA
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April 17 2013

Ownership of Social Media content and contacts got a little clearer by a court ruling. But in the case of LinkedIn users, they give LinkedIn an

Yahoo! Takes a step back - no telecommuting?

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
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USA
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March 15 2013

Less than a year ago, I blogged about Yahoo!'s headline making hire of a pregnant CEO, Marissa Mayer. She took an abbreviated leave and worked from

Free speech protection for social media

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
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USA
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January 22 2013

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a number of rulings that protect employees' right to express their opinions on Social Media. The

Making your Section 409a list and checking it twice: year-end deadline for amending agreements providing for certain severance payments contingent on employee action

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
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USA
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December 7 2012

Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) governs deferred compensation arrangements and requires such arrangements to comply with very specific rules to avoid the imposition of additional taxes (at the rate of 20), interest and penalties on the deferred compensation payable to covered employees and other service providers

Mexico amends Federal Labor Law

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
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Mexico
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December 4 2012

On November 30, 2012 Mexico adopted material changes to its labor laws

BYOD (bring your own device) - sample policies

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
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USA
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September 11 2012

The Federal CIO Council (CIOC) recently released a BYOD Toolkit which is part of a plan “to develop government-wide BYOD guidance based on lessons learned from successful BYOD programs.”