Me in the Media
Wage and Hour Class Actions Can Cost Employers Millions Top 10 employment-related lawsuits in 2017 had a combined value of $2.72 billion Lisa Nagele-Piazza, SHRM-SCP, J.D.; SHRM Feb 5, 2018 Employers that fail to comply with federal and state wage and hour laws could face class-action lawsuits that lead to expensive settlements with workers. "Wage [...]
My contributions to both are in bold blue below. Will DOL’s New Intern Test Revive Unpaid Internships? New test provides employers with more flexibility Allen Smith, J.D. Jan. 9, 2018 A new Department of Labor (DOL) test for determining when interns are employees who must be paid in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards [...]
Employers Sued Over Age-Targeted Ads on Facebook Social networking site defends practice By Allen Smith, J.D. Dec 22, 2017 Employers are blocking older Facebook users from seeing their job ads on the social media site, according to an attorney challenging the practice in a Dec. 20 class action. Facebook has been complicit in the [...]
Thanks to SHRM & Allen Smith for quoting me in their 11/10/17 article. Court Orders Glassdoor to Reveal Reviewers’ Identities Grand jury investigation needs information in wire fraud case By Allen Smith, J.D.Nov 10, 2017 A Nov. 8 court order requiring Glassdoor to reveal the identities of eight users in response to a grand jury subpoena [...]
Clicking on the image to the left will take you to the voting form. From a field of hundreds of potential nominees, my blog (this website) has received enough nominations to join the one of the largest competitions for legal blog writing online today. Now that the blogs have been nominated and placed into their [...]
