Jonathan R. Secrest

President Obama orders revisions to rules on overtime pay

USA - March 14 2014 President Obama signed a memorandum yesterday that has the potential to greatly expand the number of employees who qualify for overtime pay under the…

Fraud at Citigroup’s Mexican subsidiary Banamex leads to SEC investigation

Mexico, USA - March 4 2014 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has undertaken an investigation of Citigroup for possible accounting fraud and violation of the…

Anthony J. Calamunci, Donald S. Scherzer, Brian E. Dickerson, Rose M. Schindler, Nicole Hughes Waid

OSHA issues interim rule for whistleblowers under the Food Safety Modernization Act

USA - February 18 2014 On February 12, 2014, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an interim final rule that addresses procedures for retaliation…

Insurers nationwide continue to drop medical providers from Medicare Advantage plans

USA - January 22 2014 Since last fall, tens of thousands of physicians, medical practices and pharmacies nationwide, and their patients, have received notifications from…

Anthony J. Calamunci, Amy L. Butler, Brian E. Dickerson, Ned Milenkovich, Nicole Hughes Waid

Sixth Circuit holds that voluntary job transfer can be an adverse employment action

USA - January 17 2014 On January 14, 2014, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Tennessee) ruled that transferring an employee to another position…