Over the last couple of years the Department of Labor has become fairly aggressive in its enforcement of wage and hours laws. It has been targeting industries suspected of being the most egregious offenders and it is going at enforcement in such a public way as to create a “ripple effect” that will motivate other […]
Because Congress and the President have had a legislative death grip on one another for as long as most people are able to remember, one might think that little is being done in Washington D.C. One would be wrong. Even though the passage of significant legislation seems like a pipe dream to folks on both […]
Who gets your social media contacts when you die? I ask the question partially in jest, but a very close variation to that query has become an important issue in law: Who gets the professional social media contacts when one of your employees leaves? The specific issue here deals with LinkedIn accounts. See if any […]
We know that the mobile revolution is well underway and is becoming a major player in ecommerce. The Starbucks app, for example, has become very central to the coffee purveyor’s success. However, mobile ecommerce is beginning to impact far bigger and pricier purchases than a Venti Caramel Brulée Lattee. According to a Bankrate survey, almost […]
There’s a standard scene in many movies where a woman becomes involved with a man but wants to keep the budding relationship secret. Invariable, either at work or a social gathering, a close friend will say, “Something’s different about you. Are you seeing someone?” You’ve probably been in this situation, as either the primary subject or […]