By: Melanie M. Dunajeski Clients who have worked with me over the years know one of my top employer mantras is “Document, Document, Document.” Routine, contemporaneous documentation of attendance, performance, discipline, training/cross-training, and qualifications gives a more complete and more unfiltered picture of an… Read More >
Labor & Employment
Doubling Down on Employer Documentation for the Next Normal
2019 Labor & Employment in Review
By: Melanie Dunajeski Labor and employment issues were front and center in the courts and in administrative agencies during 2019. Here is a sampling of some of the major issues from the last year. (1) SCOTUS hears arguments on whether Title VII prohibits discrimination… Read More >
The New Overtime Exemption Annual Salary Threshold is Here- $35,568
By: Melanie M. Dunajeski Most employers remember with angst the proposed Obama Era rule that would have doubled the salary threshold for the “White Collar” exemptions from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) from the current $23,660 ($455/week) to $47,476 ($913/week). That… Read More >
Time to Say Goodbye: Making Sound Termination Decisions in the Era of Full Employment
By: Melanie Dunajeski The economy is humming along, we are at functional levels of full employment, and every time we have an open position it seems to get harder and harder to hire a qualified person. It is in these very times that employers… Read More >
Can Workplace Gossip Become Sexual Harassment?
FMLA Leave: DOL Opinion Letter on Designation and Use of FMLA Leave
By: Melanie M. Dunajeski The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released its Opinion Letter FMLA2019-1A on March 14, 2019 advising employers (1) that they cannot delay designating qualifying leave as Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave; and… Read More >
Yes, Women ARE Filing More Sexual Harassment Charges
By: Melanie M. Dunajeski The Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment/sexual assault story broke almost exactly one year ago—followed by story after story of harassment from the drive through lanes of fast-food restaurants to the c-suites of major corporations. The unanswered question was, would this increase… Read More >