Attorney Spotlight – Carlos Pastrana
Who inspires you and why? As is the case with most people from Puerto Rico, my biggest source of inspiration is the legendary baseball player Roberto Clemente. Clemente was not only...
06 October, 2022
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NLRB Short-Circuits Electrical Company’s Decision to Terminate Employee for Facebook Posts
On July 19, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board ordered an electrical company in Iowa to reinstate and provide back pay to a utility pole worker who had been fired...
15 August, 2018
Seventh Circuit Clarifies Definition of “Constructive Notice” of Serious Health Condition
On March 7, 2018, in the case of Guzmán v. Brown County, No. 16-3599, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 5722 (March 7, 2018), the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a...
12 April, 2018
Houses Passes Bill Which Would Narrow Definition of “Joint Employer”
On Tuesday, November 7, the U.S. House of Representatives passed, by a vote of 242-181, the “Save Local Business Act”, which would narrow the National Labor Relations Act’s and Fair...
15 November, 2017
U.S. Justice Department Takes Aim at Workplace Protections for Transgender Individuals
Recently on October 4, United States Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions issued a Memorandum instructing the Justice Department to take the position that Federal law does not protect transgender individuals...
18 October, 2017
Seventh Circuit Affirms Wisconsin’s “Right-to-Work” Law
On July 12, 2017, a three-Judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the United States Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin’s September...
03 August, 2017
Days Seem to be Numbered for DOL’s Persuader Rule
In recent weeks, the United States Department of Labor has taken firm steps towards rescinding the “Persuader Rule,” which is a regulation issued by the Office of Labor-Management Standards (“OLMS”)...
06 June, 2017
Future of Obama Administration’s Overtime Rules Still Unclear
Last December, we had discussed the uncertain future of the Overtime Rules enacted during the Obama Administration, which would have more than doubled the minimum salary threshold for the major...
28 February, 2017
Obama Administration’s Overtime Rule Faces Uncertain Future
Obama Administration’s Overtime Rule Faces Uncertain Future In our November 1, 2016 alert, we had discussed the new overtime rule unveiled by the Obama Administration in May which, effective December 1,...
27 December, 2016
Are You Ready For The New Overtime Threshold?
New Department of Labor Overtime Rule Creates New Pitfalls for Employers On May 18, the United States Department of Labor released its final rule regarding changes to the overtime threshold for...
01 November, 2016
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