Ver la versión en español aquí On February 14, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Acting General Counsel William Cowen rescinded several memoranda issued by the former General Counsel during the Biden Administration. Among the memoranda rescinded include:… Continue Reading
Ver la versión en español aquí It’s time! An employee needs to go. The departure needs to be a clean break with no threat of future litigation. A severance pay agreement, in exchange for a promise to never bring a claim against the company or speak ill of the company, looks like a good idea. … Continue Reading
Ver la versión en español aquí A few weeks ago, four former Hewlett-Packard employees between the ages of 52 and 63 filed a class action lawsuit in California alleging that HP engaged in age discrimination, and terminated their employment, in connection with a paring-down and restructuring of its workforce. HP has denied the allegations of discrimination, … Continue Reading
Ver la versión en español aquí You’ve always treated your employees fairly, even when the relationship doesn’t work out and you have to let the employee go or when you’ve had to terminate employees due to downsizing. Often, you agree to continue the employee’s benefits for a few months during a severance period. You know … Continue Reading
Ver la versión en español aquí Our 25th Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar is a wrap. Wow, 25 years goes by in the blink of an eye! Each year, our seminar continues to grow. Thank you to the attendees who have been with us from the beginning and the newcomers who attended for their first time this year. With over … Continue Reading
Ver la versión en español aquí “Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That’s why it’s so hard.” -David McCullough Hickory Foods, Inc. out of Jacksonville, Florida provided a departing employee, Jonathan Thomas, with a written severance package. The company wanted to pay Thomas an additional eight weeks of his annual salary as severance. … Continue Reading
Ver la versión en español aquí Since 1872, the California Supreme Court has applied a bright-line mandate holding covenants not to compete invalid and unenforceable, unless the covenant is being sought as a means to protect goodwill in connection with the sale of a business. California’s Business and Professions Code permits an exception to the … Continue Reading
Florida’s unemployment compensation law was substantially changed this summer. This is good news for Florida employers. So what are the changes employers should cheer? (1) Misconduct has been redefined. It is harder for terminated employees to get unemployment compensation. Under the new law, misconduct is now defined as any action that demonstrates “conscious disregard of an … Continue Reading
