The National Labor Relations Board just decided that private sector unions cannot use fees paid by nonmembers to fund their lobbying efforts. Especially when coupled with last year’s momentous Janus decision at the U.S. Supreme Court, Friday’s decision in United Nurses & Allied Professionals (Kent Hospital) could further impact the effectiveness of union lobbying activities. […]
Katie Weaver Hartzog Firm: Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP Location: Raleigh – NC 5420 Wade Park Boulevard, #300 Raleigh, NC 27607 USA Katie Weaver Hartzog is a partner in the Raleigh office of Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP. Katie has represented businesses and governmental entities on all types of employment disputes including wrongful termination, discrimination, […]
Wage and hour litigation has exploded over the past 15 years. Employment lawyers caution companies to audit their pay practices. Yet, mistakes and lawsuits continue. What gives? Simply put, wage and hour compliance is not easy. The governing law, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), is a highly technical statute that has spawned thousands of […]
It is illegal to discriminate on the basis of citizenship or national origin in recruiting, hiring, onboarding, or employing workers. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) as well as the Immigration Reform and Control Act (“IRCA”) impose penalties on employers engaging in discriminatory employment practices. While prohibitions against citizenship and […]
On January 29, 2019, the U.S Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (covering a number of states and territories bordering the Pacific Ocean) issued a far-reaching opinion that will likely impact the hiring process of prospective employers who conduct background checks on applicants. In the case at issue, Desiree Gilberg (Gilberg) brought a class […]
As is the tradition, there were several NFL head coach terminations on “Black Monday” – the day following the end of the regular professional football season. None of these terminations were a surprise. NFL head coaches understand that winning a lot of football games is a job expectation and losing too many games is a terminable offense. […]