by Stephen D. Hans | Mar 26, 2015 | Employment Defense Attorney, Wage and Hour
Recently, Wal-Mart announced its decision to raise the base wage of its employees. Wal-Mart plans to increase wages for close to 40 percent of its workforce. As of April, workers will earn at least nine dollars an hour, which is $1.75 more than the federal minimum...
by Stephen D. Hans | Mar 18, 2015 | Employment Defense Attorney, Employment Discrimination
Sometimes hearing about a discrimination case is the best way for employers to understand potential liability. People would expect a company the size of Wal-Mart to have anti-discrimination policies firmly in place, but even so, there are instances where managers fail...
by Stephen D. Hans | Mar 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
The nuances of religious discrimination and where responsibility falls now lies in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court. In the case EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., a Muslim woman named Samantha Elauf applied for a job at the retail store Abercrombie...
by Stephen D. Hans | Mar 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
When you hire certain employees for on-call services, questions often arise about wages and hours. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) addresses the issue of on-call employees and when they get paid for their time along with when they do not. Whether the employee has...
by Stephen D. Hans | Feb 25, 2015 | Business Attorney, Employment Defense Attorney, NLRB
Author Stephen D. Hans For more than thirty years, a line was drawn that differentiated a franchiser and franchisee. The relationship between the two served each other well. Entrepreneurs looking to start a business found security in the franchiser relationship. The...
