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Anti-Trust Laws Can Impact HR Departments

Posted on October 25, 2016 by David Barron — No Comments ↓

You can add anti-trust laws to the long list of legal risks that must now be managed by corporate HR departments. According to a recent guidance document prepared by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, the following…

Tagged with: employment agreements, human resources
Posted in Federal Government, Labor & Employment, Wage and Hour

Update on Legal Challenges to DOL Regulations

Posted on October 4, 2016 by David Barron — No Comments ↓

This year, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced new regulations that would double the minimum threshold for a salaried employee exempt from overtime from $455 per week to $913 per week (or $47,476). The regulations also tied the salary threshold to inflation…

New Decision Allows Employee Suit for Violation of Concealed Handgun Law

Posted on August 11, 2016 by David Barron — No Comments ↓

Texas and many other states in the South have passed state laws in recent years restricting employers from terminating employees who keep their lawfully-licensed concealed handgun locked in their vehicle. For the most part, these laws do not create a…

Does Your Company Need a Pokémon Policy?

Posted on July 20, 2016 by David Barron — No Comments ↓

The latest craze is Pokémon Go, an app for smartphones that allows people to “catch” Pokémon creatures by integrating the real world with the virtual world. So what do you do if you see one of your employees wandering around…

Tagged with: human resources, pokémon, videotaping
Posted in Labor & Employment

Seminar | The New Overtime Regulations: Practical Strategies and Tips for Compliance

Posted on June 29, 2016 by David Barron — No Comments ↓

Please join us on Wednesday, July 13, as David Barron, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, and a panel of Human Resources Professionals from Briggs & Veselka Co., along with other industry professionals, host a seminar on…

New Overtime Regulations Put Spotlight on Incentive Plans

Posted on May 23, 2016 by David Barron — No Comments ↓

One of the few concessions made by the Department of Labor (DOL) to employers in the new overtime regulations is permission to count non-discretionary incentive payments towards the minimum salary threshold for exempt employees. Our firm’s alert on the new…

Tagged with: Department of Labor, DOL, exempt, human resources, non-exempt, overtime
Posted in Federal Government, Labor & Employment, Wage and Hour

Is Your Sexual Harassment Training Making Things Worse?

Posted on May 11, 2016 by David Barron — No Comments ↓

A recent article about a study on the effectiveness of sexual harassment training caught my eye. The article (link here) explains: “Some researchers believe trainings have no positive effects, tend to be more about legal cover than meaningful prevention or…

New Year Brings New Gun Laws in Texas

Posted on December 21, 2015 by David Barron — No Comments ↓

Texas has long allowed licensed citizens to carry concealed handguns, but in 2016 Texas will allow “open carry” for the first time. For employers, this means dusting off the gun policies and signs on your front doors to address the…

Tagged with: CHL, Concealed Carry, Open Carry, Texas Gun Laws
Posted in Labor & Employment, Wage and Hour

Virginia Shooting Raises Questions About Background Checks

Posted on August 28, 2015 by David Barron — No Comments ↓

First, let me say that most shootings (including the recent incident in Virginia) are random acts of violence by crazy people. It is difficult, if not impossible, to predict when an employee will snap, or whether an ex-employee is likely…

Tagged with: background check, human resources
Posted in Discrimination, Labor & Employment