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...
KJK is pleased to announce the appointment of Partner Robert S. Gilmore to the Cleveland State University Foundation Board of Directors. The CSU Foundation is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that raises, receives and manages private gifts for the...
Social Snap “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...
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...
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...
KJK’s Employment and Labor Partner Rob Gilmore will be presenting “Making Friends with the Fair Labor Standards Act: New ‘Employer-Friendly’ Changes and How You Should Comply” at the Employer Health and Wealth Workshop on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. Employers are...
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...
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...
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...
Experiencing turnover of just one employee can cost an employer tens of thousands of dollars in both direct costs and loss of productivity, according to data models created by the Society of Human Resources Management. On the flip side, utilizing best practices...