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Jan2016

Are service advisors exempt from overtime?

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The United States Supreme Court has agreed to consider a long standing dispute in employment law regarding who is entitled to overtime pay, and service advisors are at the center of this latest question. The statute in question allows the exemption for any “salesman, partsman, or mechanic” who engages in ... Read More
January 15, 2016Philip Gordon

30

Dec2015

New York State Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect

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Many New York employees will be seeing more money in their paychecks, thanks to new state legislation. The minimum wage was increased from $8.75 per hour to $9.00 per hour, as of December 31, 2015. This change now brings the New York minimum pay rate to an amount that is ... Read More
December 30, 2015Philip Gordon

31

Aug2015

University of Denver may have to pay female faculty for paying them less than the men

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Female faculty members at the University of Denver law school could be receiving a major payout if accusations by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) prove accurate. In August, the agency sent the university notification that evidence of a gender pay gap was found during a recent investigation.  According to ... Read More
August 31, 2015Philip Gordon

02

Jun2014

New Colorado Wage Law Expands Enforcement Methods and Coverage

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Employees in Colorado will have increased rights under the state’s Wage Protection Act of 2014. The law has been expanded to give the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) more power to pursue wage claims on behalf of the employee. The new law also includes the expansion of the ... Read More
June 2, 2014Philip Gordon

07

Sep2006

Romney vetoes important legislation protecting Massachusetts workers and the Massachusetts economy

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Today, just three days after Labor Day, Governor Mitt Romney vetoed a bi-partisan bill clarifying provisions of the law protecting a workers’ right to be paid for their work. The bill, which was passed by the legislature last week and sent to the Governor’s desk without opposition from any legislator ... Read More
September 7, 2006Philip Gordon