Insights
Labor & Employment
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April 23, 2019
Proposed Department of Labor Rule Could Have Significant Impact on Businesses
On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new proposed rule raising the minimum salary-level threshold for white-collar exemptions from $23,…
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February 13, 2019
National Labor Relations Board Restores Independent-Contractor Test
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has overturned yet another Obama-era precedent—the 2014 FedEx Home Delivery decision. On January 25, 2019, the NLRB is…
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August 9, 2018
Complying with FLSA Changes: Gilmore to Present at Employer Health and Wealth Workshop
Employers are constantly grappling with new interpretations of the FLSA, especially given the most recent guidance set forth by the United States Supreme Court.
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July 26, 2018
Ten Tips For Companies in Enforcing (And Defending Against) Non-Competes: Aug. 1 Webinar by Rob Gilmore and Kirsten Mooney
KJK Partner Gilmore and Kirsten Mooney to present “Ten Tips For Companies in Enforcing (And Defending Against) Non-Competes."
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June 21, 2018
Class Action and Arbitration: Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis: Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements
Since its 2012 decision in D.R. Horton, 357 NLRB 227, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has held that mandatory arbitration agreements that contain coll…
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May 29, 2018
Exempt or Non-Exempt? Supreme Court Upends Definition
By Rob Gilmore and Kirsten Mooney For more than 70 years, courts in all jurisdictions have applied a “narrow” interpretation in determining which employees are …
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May 14, 2018
Avoiding the High Cost of Employee Turnover: Gilmore to Speak at Ohio Chamber of Commerce Symposium
Experiencing turnover of just one employee can cost an employer tens of thousands of dollars in both direct costs and loss of productivity
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April 25, 2018
When #MeToo Means #YouToo: KJK’s Gilmore and Mooney Present Free Webinar on Responding to Sexual Harassment Claims
The #MeToo movement has many employers uncertain about the best ways to protect themselves from sexual harassment complaints and the right way to respond after …
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April 10, 2018
Browning’s Back: NLRB Reversal Restores Browning-Ferris Standard for Joint Employment
Last month, the NLRB vacated a decision made in December 2017 in the case of Hy-Brand Industrial Contractors, Ltd. and Brandt Construction Co., which would have…
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March 9, 2018
Sixth Circuit Agrees: Discrimination Against LGBT Employees Violates Title VII
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals joined a number of other federal appellate courts in holding that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrim…
