The U.S. Women’s National Team (“USWNT”) has won the World Cup for the second time in a row, but the real battle may be yet to come. The USWNT is currently suing their employer, the U.S. Soccer Federation, alleging the entire team is paid less than its male...
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SECURE Your Future: New Legislation Could Make It Easier For You!
“There is no tragedy in growing old, but there is tragedy in growing old without means of support.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States It comes as no surprise that recent studies have shown Americans saving less and less for retirement. Many...
Proposed Department of Labor Rule Could Have Significant Impact on Businesses
By Robert Gilmore & Kirsten Mooney On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new proposed rule raising the minimum salary-level threshold for white-collar exemptions from $23,660 per year (or $455 per week) to $35,308 per year (or $679 per...
National Labor Relations Board Restores Independent-Contractor Test
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has overturned yet another Obama-era precedent—the 2014 FedEx Home Delivery decision. On January 25, 2019, the NLRB issued a new decision, in SuperShuttle DFW, Inc., No. 16-RC-010963, reversing course and clarifying the...
Ten Tips For Companies in Enforcing (And Defending Against) Non-Competes: Aug. 1 Webinar by Rob Gilmore and Kirsten Mooney
On Wed., Aug. 1, 2018, at 10:00 a.m., KJK Partner Rob Gilmore and Associate Kirsten Mooney in conjunction with the Ohio Chamber of Commerce HR Academy will present a webinar titled “Ten Tips For Companies in Enforcing (And Defending Against) Non-Competes." Employers...
Class Action and Arbitration: Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis: Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements
By Rob Gilmore and Kirsten Mooney Since its 2012 decision in D.R. Horton, 357 NLRB 227, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has held that mandatory arbitration agreements that contain class and collective action waivers violate the National Labor Relations Act...
Exempt or Non-Exempt? Supreme Court Upends Definition
By Rob Gilmore and Kirsten Mooney For more than 70 years, courts in all jurisdictions have applied a “narrow” interpretation in determining which employees are exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). But, a recent decision by the Supreme...
When #MeToo Means #YouToo: KJK’s Gilmore and Mooney Present Free Webinar on Responding to Sexual Harassment Claims
The #MeToo movement has many employers uncertain about the best ways to protect themselves from sexual harassment complaints and the right way to respond after a complaint has been made. KJK’s Rob Gilmore and Kirsten Mooney will address what employers should know...
Browning’s Back: NLRB Reversal Restores Browning-Ferris Standard for Joint Employment
“Uncertainty” has been the buzzword concerning the most recent decisions from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), as new developments and certain conflicts have shifted the board’s stance on critical labor and employment issues. The most recent shift is the...
Sixth Circuit Agrees: Discrimination Against LGBT Employees Violates Title VII
By Rob Gilmore and Kirsten Mooney On March 7, 2018, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals joined a number of other federal appellate courts in holding that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination against LBGT employees. In a long-awaited...