Entries by Martha Zackin

President Obama Directs DOL Secretary Perez to Revise Overtime Rules

March 13, 2014 in /by

Today President Obama directed the Secretary of Labor to “begin the process of addressing overtime pay protections to help make sure millions of workers are paid a fair wage for a hard day’s work and rules are simplified for employers and workers alike.”  In particular, the President directed Secretary Perez to focus on the so-called “white collar” […]

EEOC Issues Report on Social Media in the Workplace

March 13, 2014 in , , /by

Did you know that social media is part of today’s workplace but its use may raise employment discrimination concerns?  According to an EEOC press release issued on March 12, experts tell EEOC that use of social media by employers, applicants and employees may implicate the laws EEOC enforces.  Not to be sarcastic, but the only thing newsworthy […]