Not only are brains not created equal, they are created with different processing styles. I’m a visual person who enjoys movement and seeing unexpected relationships among ideas. When I ‘owned’ this particular creative style, my employment law practice shifted. One...
Today’s Hiring Practices in Corporate America “The best way I could describe it,” one member of a law firm’s hiring committee confessed to a New York Times* journalist, “is like if you were on a date. You kind of know when there’s a...
Are you being misclassified as an Independent Contractor? Why does the question matter? Because if you are misclassified as an independent contractor, you could be losing important legal protections and benefits. Overview This article covers four related...
Introduction. Inside & Outside Commissioned Sales Exemptions are complex, and present traps for the unsophisticated employee. The outside sales exemption is a hard reality for many. Outside sales people working on commission only are exempt from minimum wage....
Bad job references present a problem – what to say when fired. Bad references can hobble contenders in a competitive race for jobs. My clients often ask: What am I to say to new employers about being fired? Generally, the less you discuss the bad job...
I’m addressing an interesting question: Can certain categorized employees work for no pay during the pay-period? Intuitively, the answer is “no,” but don’t always trust your intuition. The federal wage law [“The FLSA”] allows a...
