- Posts by Brian E. Spang
Member of the Firm“I have spent 27 years finding the shortest path to the best result for employers in complex, high-exposure litigation.” —Brian E. Spang
Employers facing trade secret theft, key employee defections, restrictive covenant ...
In employment, as in life generally, breaking up can be hard to do. This is particularly so when a departing employee owes the employer money. Most employers understand that applicable law often prohibits simply deducting such debts from an employee’s final paycheck. Consider, for example, a recently terminated employee who refuses to return a $500 printer the employer provided to allow the employee to work from home. In most states, absent an agreement in writing, wage payment laws prohibit the employer from deducting $500 from the employee’s final paycheck to recover the cost ...
Employers grappling with workplace attendance issues in the wake of the COVID-19 coronavirus may soon face additional challenges resulting from a potential economic downturn. Media stories are already beginning to report on potential furloughs and layoffs. For some employers, reducing the workweek (e.g., from 5 working days to 4 working days) could be a reasonable business response. But would reducing the workweek affect the overtime exemption for exempt employees?
That question has been answered by the Tenth Circuit in In re Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 395 F.3d 1177 (10th Cir ...
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