The coronavirus pandemic has left employees nationwide with many questions and much uncertainty. With millions of Americans out of work and hundreds of thousands of people suffering from symptoms of COVID-19, employers and employees alike are feeling the stress...
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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 granted workers protection from religious discrimination in the employment setting. This means that both employees and prospective employees have the right to be free from discriminatory acts perpetrated by an employer in regard to everything from hiring to firing and terms and conditions of...
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Starbucks paints itself as a place of acceptance for everyone. One of the latest ad campaigns released by Starbucks depicts the coffee shop as a safe place for transgender customers. Despite its public perception, employees at some...
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Purchasing an existing business can prove an excellent business venture. If you are planning to buy a business, you will need to negotiate the business price as well as the terms of the deal. To negotiate a fair price, it is important...
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As of January 1, 2020, it is estimated that about one million additional employees may be eligible to receive overtime. The Department of Labor has issued its final rule increasing the salary minimum for certain employees to be exempt from overtime....
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YouTube has enacted a major change when it comes to handling manual copyright claims. Copyright claims are extremely common on YouTube, with thousands of videos being posted each day, often by amateur creators. Previously, copyright owners would file a manual copyright...
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Trade secrets are often a central component to your business’ success. Whether it be confidential customer lists, software programs, recipes, or any other protected information, the theft of trade secrets can be quite damaging to a business. Trade secret theft is most often committed...
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Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) took on the protection of disabled Americans from discrimination in the workplace. Previous legislation regarding discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religious, age, and gender discrimination always asserted that when you treat people the same, the result would be fairness in the...
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In 1970, the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) was passed with the purpose of assuring “safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women.” The requirements and standards set forth in the OSH Act cover the majority of private-sector employers as well as their employees. The goal of the OSH Act...
Continue reading…Signed into law by President Kennedy in 1963, the Equal Pay Act (EPA) was one of the very first U.S. laws enacted in an effort to reduce the occurrence of gender discrimination in the workplace. In particular, the EPA aimed to address the long-standing problem of gender-based wage discrimination. While, at the time the...
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