Melissa Fried
Nexsen Pruet
Articles
DOL Adopts New Test for Determining When Interns are Protected by FLSA
USA - January 31 2018 This month, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it will be using a new method to determine whether interns and students employed by a…
Department of Labor Moves One Step Closer to Allowing Employers More Flexibility in Their Tip Pooling Practices
USA - December 13 2017 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the December 5, 2017 edition of the Federal Register, with a…
Practices and Policies for Preventing Workplace Violence
USA - September 27 2017 On August 24, 2017, a former employee entered a popular downtown Charleston, South Carolina restaurant, killed the executive chef, and held a person…
Don’t Be Stingy With Tip Credit Notification . . .
USA - March 29 2017 This week, our Charleston office held its Legal Grounds coffee break. The Legal Grounds event provides an opportunity for managers, owners, and human…
Pokémon Go in the Workplace: Catch all the Issues before They Catch You
USA - August 24 2016 The new smartphone app, Pokémon Go, has taken the world by storm. This increasingly popular free game uses the GPS feature and camera of the player’s…
