Las Vegas Luxury Hotel Worker Allegedly Fired For Saying 'Bye-Bye,' Sues For Pregnancy Discrimination

Melodee Megia was fired from her job at a luxury Las Vegas resort casino in September 2011, allegedly for saying "bye-bye" on the phone instead of "goodbye." But after enduring...

The Death of Facebook?

Here’s What Could Kill Facebook and the Biggest threat they're facing right now Facebook is nearing a billion users, but what could topple the big blue giant? Government intervention, the shift...

Walmart Pays Big in cheating Employees from Overtime Pay

US Department of Labor recovers $4.83 million in back wages, damages for more than 4,500 Wal-Mart workers Misapplied exemption resulted in pay violations; nearly $464,000 assessed in penalties WASHINGTON — Wal-Mart Stores...

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Narrows Scope of Federal Laws Protecting Trade Secrets

On April 11, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a much anticipated opinion explaining the reasons that it vacated the conviction of former Goldman...

Worker’s Heart Condition Poses Direct Threat to Safety under ADA, Federal Appeals Court Rules

An employee with a heart condition who poses a direct threat to workplace safety does not have a viable claim of discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the U.S....

Alcoholic accuses Boss of Disability Discrimination

Jennifer Zeigler had been working as a Georgia middle school teacher for 25 years when she lost her job after driving drunk to school one day. Now Zeigler has filed...

You've been served : OFCCP Sends Out Large Round of Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters With a New Twist

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has sent out a new round of Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (“CSALs”) to 2,000 employers identifying establishments slated for compliance review during OFCCP’s...

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But You’re Just Not Doing it Right

That’s the response I get from the people who are very passionate about strategic planning. In case you don’t know me, I think strategic planning is horrible. In Humanize, we devote nearly 8 full pages to why strategic planning doesn’t work. And it’s not just us pontificating. We cite respected business school professors, people published in Harvard Business Review, peer-reviewed research studies.

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What is Your Focus?

Written by Daniel T. Bloom

danielbloom Almost everyday you can pick up a copy of the newspaper or turn on the TV News and hear about an organization which has announced that it is cutting jobs to lower costs. In this current economic climate I can totally understand wanting to reduce costs. However I ask you what is your goal - to sustain the organization for the long haul or to satisfy the stockholders for a quick response to economic "dire" warnings? Read more...

Are Unpaid Internships Worth The Risk?

Written by John Thompson

johnthompson For awhile now, unpaid internships have been a hot topic under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. We noted some time ago that the U.S. Labor Department was taking a skeptical view of these relationships.

In conjunction with the April 2010 release of Fact Sheet # 71, the U.S. Wage and Hour Division's Deputy Administrator Nancy Leppink announced what appears as a practical matter to be a rebuttable presumption that many such internships violate the FLSA:

Ten Things Small Business Needs To Know About Minimum Wage and Overtime

Written by Bill Pokorny

williampokorny I read the stories every day: some small business, often a local restaurant or a similar "mom and pop" operation, gets sued or tagged by the Department of Labor for failing to pay minimum wages and overtime to employees. Here's just one example.

White Paper : The African-American Labor Force in the Recovery

Written by Courtesy of the DOL

blackprofession While the unemployment rate for African Americans fell substantially in January to 13.6 percent, it remains significantly higher than the 8.5 percent rate of November 2007, just prior to the recession. Aggregate numbers show that the African-American community as a whole has exhibited poorer labor market outcomes than other races even prior to the recession and during the recovery, demonstrating that they often face different and greater challenges.