Employers should prepare for proposed increase to overtime threshold
A proposed rule would increase the threshold at which employees must be paid to qualify as exempt from overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), according…
Despite laws intended to prevent it, age discrimination ‘alive and well’ in 2019
Although over fifty (“50”) years has passed since the establishment of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), age discrimination still occurs in the workplace and in…
Pay equity: Employers should be proactive in seeking new ways to fairly compensate employees, prevent bias
So much for breaking through the glass ceiling. Employers today, in some cases, are still paying men more than women with similar experience who perform similar duties, while many…
Considering purchasing property in Ireland?
Investment climate and market trends Both the commercial and residential marketplace in Ireland are expected to remain strong in 2019. Ireland’s residential real estate market…
On the Road
DRIVERLESS CARS ARE DISRUPTING NORMS AND LEGAL STANDARDS We will be sharing the roadways with driverless cars before we know it. Did you know Texas recently passed a statewide law…
Do You Know What Your Obligations Are Under the Hatch Act?
Another day, another alleged violation of the Hatch Act. High-profile names such as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, White House Counselor Kellyanne…
Practicing patience: Federal employees with appeals forced to wait due to vacant MSPB
What happens when a federal board has no members? Not much. The U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) is vacant for the first time in its 40-year history, leaving hundreds,…
It’s not just inmates who suffer: Poor conditions in federal prisons affect guards, staff
News reports of adverse conditions at federal prisons, including lack of heat at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn (MDC Brooklyn) earlier this year, have had defense…
New laws aim to protect transgender New Yorkers, criminalize certain offenses
Of the approximately 1.4 million people in the United States who identify as transgender, according to a recent study, many have experienced harassment or assault at school and…
Federal employees should prepare for more nimble and aggressive security clearance decision-making process
Changes to the federal government’s security clearance processes are on their way. Calling it the first major update in 50 years, the federal government currently is laying out…