When New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.6 on March 20th closing all non-essential businesses to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, no one could have predicted what would happen next. Most of us assumed the virus would be gone within weeks and we’d be back in the office in no time. […]
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More than 70% of bosses and managers will take part in some type of March Madness pool this season, but many of these same managers have some serious reservations about allowing or encouraging their direct reports to do the same. In fact, more than 50% of the managers who participate in March Madness are […]
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There are three phrases you and your managers must be careful NOT to say to employees who walk off the job complaining about pay or scheduling. They are: “You’re fired.” “You’re terminated.” “You’re discharged.” And you can’t use those phrases even if the employees are at-will. It’s the law This is something a […]
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Good news: The feds just gave employers more incentive to offer internship programs. In a new Field Assistance Bulletin by its Wage-and-Hour Division, the DOL announced it’ll be dropping the more-comprehensive “six-factor test” for determining whether an intern qualifies as an employee entitled to at least minimum wage and overtime payments under the FLSA. […]
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