by Girish Anand | Jun 22, 2013 | DOL, WHD
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and the franchisor of the world’s largest restaurant chain are collaborating to increase compliance with federal labor laws at SUBWAY locations nationwide. Although these restaurants are...
by Girish Anand | Jun 19, 2013 | E-Verify, USCIS
Both Georgia and North Carolina passed laws in 2011 that phased in use of the E-Verify online employment eligibility verification system run by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). Beginning July 1, private employers with more than 10 employees in...
by Girish Anand | Jun 17, 2013 | HHS
The Department Health and Human Services (HHS) has released what it calls the "National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease: 2013 Update" a follow-up to the initial plan released in May 2012. The plan, ordered under the 2011 National...
by Girish Anand | Jun 16, 2013 | FLSA
Gordon Ramsay, star chef and TV host of "Kitchen Nightmares," "Masterchef" and other shows, has been hit with a class-action lawsuit for alleged wage-and-hour and break-period violations at his Fat Cow restaurant in Los Angeles, RadarOnline...
by Girish Anand | Jun 15, 2013 | EEOC
Much like recent activity against violations of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), with one lawsuit settled and another pending, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has opened up a new legal front, lodging two lawsuits against...
