Employers Need to Proceed Cautiously When Settling Employee Claims An employee has claimed a work-related injury and the employer would like to settle the claim to include a waiver of employment rights, such as a waiver of reinstatement. If the employer does not...
Should an Employer Contest Claims for Unemployment Compensation Benefits? Your Company’s delivery driver is caught drinking a beer while in the Company’s truck in the Company’s parking lot during his work break. The Company fires him on the spot. The Company then...
‘Tis the Season…(to review your restrictive employment agreements) To get your New Year off to a good start, we suggest you consider entering into restrictive employment agreements with key employees to protect your company’s business and goodwill. If you already...
RBE attorney Donald Smith wrote an article for The Indiana Lawyer RBE attorney Donald Smith wrote an article for The Indiana Lawyer entitled, “Walking a Mile in His Moccasins.” The article focuses on the challenges plaintiff’s and defense attorneys face...
Salary Test Ruled Unlawful Hold the presses! A federal court in Texas has ordered that the Dept. of Labor’s rule increasing the salary threshold is unlawful. The rule was to go into effect 12/1/16 and it would have required an annual salary of $47,476 for an...
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