Tag: Creative Commons

SHRM 2011: Use Surveillance Only as a Last Resort When You Suspect Fraud

By Michael Cardman Jun 27, 2011 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jun 27, 2011

Some requests for Family and Medical Leave Act leave just sound suspicious. For example, consider the case of an employee who requested leave during the exact same time of year he had taken off four years earlier. His supervisor ordered surveillance, and terminated him when it turned up what appeared to be evidence of fraud. The employee in […]

Supreme Court Raises Bar for Class Actions

By Kathryn McGovern Jun 23, 2011 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jun 23, 2011

In a ruling that will make it more difficult for employees to mount massive class action lawsuits against employers, the U.S. Supreme Court has reversed class certification previously granted to 1.5 million female Wal-Mart employees alleging sex discrimination against the retail chain. Overturning a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion, the Court found that […]

Work for a Client Can Still Meet FLSA’s Administrative Exemption, 3rd Circuit Rules

By Margaret Miller Jun 14, 2011 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jun 14, 2011

Does an employee “assist in the running or servicing of the business” if he designs systems for a client rather than for the business itself? According to a recent ruling from the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the answer is “yes,” thereby helping the employee satisfy one of the key requirements for the administrative […]