New York employers cannot have blanket policies against hiring employees with criminal records. Instead, they must carefully consider several factors before using an applicant’s criminal record to deny employment. (Some cities in New York have passed “ban-the-box laws” that prohibit employers from asking about criminal convictions on job applications. Read more about that topic here.) …
In an earlier post I noted that John Ring‘s name had surfaced as a potential replacement for NLRB Chairman Philip Miscimarra. Bloomberg BNA, which first reported the interest in Ring, now raises California attorney Mike Stoker as another candidate. Unlike Ring, Stoker is not a full-time labor and employment attorney. Rather, his experience spans various …
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employers have to pay minimum wage and overtime based on hours worked. But it’s not always clear what hours worked are. One perplexing question is whether employers have to pay for employee travel time. Let’s try to answer it. What Is Work Time? Most FLSA compensation requirements are …
