After finishing my law degree, I went into practice for myself for several years, eventually forming a small firm. During this time I made many court appearances at numerous levels of the state and federal courts, including the Virginia Court of Appeals, Virginia Supreme Court, State Corporation Commission, United States Equal Opportunity Commission, U.S. District […]
The U.S. Department of Labor has released its Final Rule clarifying that the FWW method of calculating overtime pay is consistent with the payment of bonuses, premiums, hazard pay, and other incentive compensation. Under the FWW method, an employer pays a non-exempt employee a salary intended to cover all hours worked each week. If the employee works […]
As we see the global economy take its first steps back to recovery, businesses may be concerned that some of their employees will be reluctant to return to work for a multitude of reasons. As an employer, you can support your employees, but there will always be some individual cases that presents a challenge. What […]
Mr. Barrera is proud to be a trial lawyer. He knew he wanted to be a trial lawyer at a young age, after watching “And Justice For All,” a film in which Al Pacino portrayed a lawyer trying to free a wrongly imprisoned client while battling corruption. Since 1990, Mr. Barrera has been committed to […]
On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court published its opinion resolving three cases, Zarda v. Altitude Express, Inc., Bostock v. Clayton County, and EEOC v. R.G. &. G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc. The question before the Court was whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibiting discrimination in the workplace “because of sex,” encompasses discrimination based on […]
Gil A. Abramson is a Principal in the Baltimore, Maryland, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He is the Labor Practice Group Coordinator for that office. Mr. Abramson concentrates his practice on the representation of management in all phases of labor law and equal employment law, including union avoidance, collective bargaining, grievances and arbitration, restrictive covenants, […]