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Crowdsourcing Answers to Problem HR Situations Have you ever had an employee who claims she’s been subjected to discrimination? Or maybe one who habitually strolls in late, or frequently calls in sick? Of course you have—and chances are, it’s the same employee in both scenarios. What’s a good employer to do in response to these… More

Increased Class Action Claims Over COBRA Notice Deficiencies Class action claims based on a company’s failure to fully follow COBRA notice requirements are on the rise. The Department of Labor’s regulations set forth specific requirements on how an employer must provide notice to departing employees of their right to elect to continue their healthcare coverage…. More

From my Immigration Law Colleague: Close to 800,000 U.S. residents are believed to have DACA status nationwide. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program allows people who arrived in the U.S. as undocumented immigrant children to avoid deportation and to obtain two-year renewable work authorization cards (EAD). On September 5, 2017, Attorney General Jeff… More

Obama Era Overtime Rule Struck Down by Federal Judge On Thursday, a Texas federal judge granted summary judgment striking down the new overtime rule, proposed by the DOL under the Obama administration, which would have raised the salary threshold for overtime-exempt employees to $47,476 per year – more than double the current threshold of $23,660…. More