You can’t make this up: A lawyer who disputed an employee’s $303 unpaid wage claim has been ordered to pay the employee’s lawyer $66,510 in attorney’s fees. Stratton v. Beck, 30 Cal. App. 5th 901 (2018) began when attorney Thomas E. Beck’s employee of two months, Anthony Stratton, quit and […]
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09
Apr
2019
$300 Wage Dispute Leads to $66K Fee Award
05
Sep
2018
Hot Off The Press! New FMLA Forms Now Available!
I know it’s been on your mind: When will the Department of Labor finally issue the new FMLA forms? The old ones expired at the end of May, and we’ve been getting along with month-to-month extensions on the old forms. Well, you can put your mind at ease: The new […]
Read moreTo help businesses comply with the more than 100 wage, safety, and benefits laws handled by the Department of Labor, the DOL has created the Office of Compliance Initiatives. The OCI will work with the DOL’s various agencies (OSHA, Wage and Hour Division, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, etc.) […]
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16
Apr
2018
Labor Law Meets Google
I am pleased to announce that I will be teaching the “Certificate Program For HR Generalists” seminar, which will be held in New York City 2/19/2018-2/21/2018. This course has been designed to provide you with practical solutions to the HR challenges you confront every day. You’ll get the vital knowledge […]
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