Hey Compliance Warriors! Not long after the Department of Labor (DOL) issued the FFCRA regulations, the state of New York filed a lawsuit challenging some of the provisions. Yesterday, August 3rd, 2020, the federal district court in New York struck down four provisions in the regulations. Read on…
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In late June 2002 the Texas Supreme Court reversed a $1.8 million judgment in favor of a concrete block maker who accused a rival of defamation, finding that the dispute was not about defamation, but rather business disparagement and that the award therefore could not stand. In Innovative Block v. Valley Builders Supply, No. 18-1211 […]
In the recent decision of O’Shaughnessy v. Young Living Essential Oils, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit was presented with a classic contract-law conundrum of an agreement contained in more than one document, which, in this case, related to the oft-cited, but rarely used, Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”). In […]
“Do as we say not as we do.” This could be the new DOL message when penalizing employers across the country. It seems the DOL is also guilty of “doing it wrong”. This overtime pay dispute with about 3000 DOL employees is only the tip of the iceberg. Read on…