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What nursing moms need to know when returning to work If you’re returning to work while breastfeeding, you’re probably somewhat stressed about how you’re going to manage expressing breastmilk during the workday. It’s a problem many women have faced—including my wife after the births of each of our four children. […]

After an extensive job search, you are offered a position with a large corporation. Before accepting, you are presented with an employment agreement including a non-compete clause, a non-solicitation clause, and a non-disclosure clause. You are required to sign these documents as a condition of employment. Feeling you have no […]

Gig workers and independent contractor status Many workers in the gig economy sign an acknowledgement that the worker is an independent contractor and not an employee. However, sometimes that is not the end of the story. For one thing, courts are increasingly evaluating whether the company exercises sufficient control over […]

You arrive at a job interview and when greeting your potential employer, he notices your tinted glasses and asks, “Do you have a problem with your vision?” You hesitate to answer but he persists, asking if you would need any accommodations to continue the interview or perform the job. You […]

What is a collective action? A collective action is a type of class action that is brought by employees to assert their rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), most commonly actions alleging wage and hour claims. By utilizing the collective action process, employees can join together to assert […]