Workforce Bulletin

"Floating Holidays" are typically a fixed number of personal days that employees may use at any time during the year over and above any vacation, sick or other paid time off ("PTO") they may have. Usually such days do not accrue under the employer's policy and are not paid out at the time of termination.

In a recent decision involving social media posts by non-union employees, as well as employer rules prohibiting the sharing of information about compensation among co-workers and with non-employees,

We are pleased to announce the release of a new version of our Wage & Hour Guide app that puts federal and state wage-hour laws at health care employers' fingertips. To download the app, click here.

We are pleased to announce the release of a new version of our Wage & Hour Guide app that puts federal and state wage-hour laws at employers’ fingertips. To download the app, click here

The new version features an updated main screen design; added support for iOS 6, iPhone 5, iPad Mini, and fourth generation iPad; improved search capabilities; enhanced attorney profiles; expanded email functionality for sharing guide content with others; and easier access to additional wage and hour information on EBG’s website, including the Wage and Hour Division Investigation Checklist  and ...

We’re happy to announce that Epstein Becker Green’s Whistleblowing & Compliance Law Blog has joined our blog.  Readers of both blogs will benefit from our coverage of whistleblowing and compliance law, in addition to the financial services employment law topics our readers have come to expect.

This combination represents the addition of more than 40 posts dating back to April 2010, with a focus on Dodd-Frank, Sarbanes-Oxley, the False Claims Act, and whistleblowing-related topics.

In addition, we welcome Allen B. Roberts as a primary contributor to the Financial Services ...

Epstein Becker Green is pleased to announce its 2013 Hospitality Labor and Employment Breakfast Briefing Series

President Obama has taken action designed to bolster the National Labor Relations Board's continuing move to bolster unions and take the National Labor Relations Act further into non-union workplaces. On April 9, 2013, President Obama announced his plan to submit three more nominees to serve the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB"). If these and the two other pending nominations are confirmed this would bring the NLRB to its full complement of five Members.

by: Adam C. Abrahms, James S. Frank, Kara M. Maciel, and Steven M. Swirsky

President Obama has taken action designed to bolster the National Labor Relations Board’s continuing move to bolster unions and take the National Labor Relations Act further into non-union workplaces. On April 9, 2013, President Obama announced his plan to submit three more nominees to serve the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). If these and the two other pending nominations are confirmed this would bring the NLRB to its full complement of five Members. 

These new nominations – who must be ...

The April 2013 issue of Take 5 was written by David W. Garland, Chair of Epstein Becker Green's Labor and Employment Steering Committee and a Member of the Firm in the New York and Newark offices.

In it, he summarizes five recent labor and employment actions that employers should consider:

1. EEOC Releases Letter Addressing Wellness Programs and Reasonable Accommodation Obligations
2. Paying Interns May Not Be Enough to Stave Off Wage and Hour Claims
3. House Committee Votes Out Bill Prohibiting NLRB from Acting Without a Quorum
4. New York City Human Rights Law Expanded to Prohibit ...

The April 2013 issue of Take 5 was written by David W. Garland, Chair of Epstein Becker Green's Labor and Employment Steering Committee and a Member of the Firm in the New York and Newark offices.