Department of Labor Wage Rule for Home Care Workers to be Implemented
The DOL’s Final Rule providing many home care workers protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) including the right to minimum wage and overtime is moving forward for implementation. While the rule was to become effective January 1, 2015, an...Earned Sick Leave Update: Employees of Private Companies Contracting with the Federal Government are Now Entitled to Paid Sick Leave
By Attorney Tara Swartz – President Barack Obama issued an Executive Order on Labor Day, 2015 extending the right to paid sick leave to employees across the country working for private companies who contract with the federal government. The new rule appears to...Internships – Should you be paid?
By Attorney Tara Swartz – The question of whether an internship is appropriately unpaid as a learning opportunity or should be paid in accordance with the federal and state wage and hour laws has become a hot topic in recent years. At the end of the day the...Workplace Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence
The Massachusetts Domestic Violence Act is an expansive law enacted in 2014 that in addition to instituting reforms throughout the criminal justice system and in other areas extends protections to victims of domestic violence and their family members in the workplace....Overland Park Employment Attorney You Can Trust
Tara M. Swartz provides legal representation for cases involving employment and business law in the Overland Park area.