by Castor Sprattlin Law Group, LLC | Dec 24, 2018 | Blog
By Bill Donahue, Law360, New York (July 09, 2014, 7:09 PM ET) Companies are getting smarter about protecting their trade secrets alongside the rest of their intellectual property, but they also need to be equally wary about accidentally stealing somebody else’s....
by Castor Sprattlin Law Group, LLC | Dec 24, 2018 | Blog
Employers need to be very mindful of the Older Workers’ Benefit Protection Act’s knowing and voluntary requirements in drafting severance agreements, particularly in connection with a reduction in force. Consider a federal court’s invalidation of the...
by Castor Sprattlin Law Group, LLC | Dec 24, 2018 | Blog
In a case involving Hills and Dales General Hospital in Michigan, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) struck down the hospital’s policy prohibiting employees from participating in or listening to gossip, concluding that such policy could prevent employees...
by Castor Sprattlin Law Group, LLC | Dec 24, 2018 | Blog
Courtesy of Robert W. Pritchard – March 11, 2014 In a pair of appeals that will have significant implications for employers that utilize the fluctuating workweek (FWW) method of calculating overtime compensation, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second and...
