by David P. Weiss | May 31, 2013 | Corporate Law, Employment Law, Small Business Law
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) recently ruled that a person, providing services to the same company, may be classified as an employee, independent contractor or in some situations, both. The unusual pronouncement by the IRS came in the context of a professional...
by e-LawLines | May 31, 2013 | Employment Law, Small Business Law, Taxation
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) added a section to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that said an applicable employer must provide a written notice to each existing employee. The original deadline of March 1, 2013 has now been extended by the Department of Labor....
by e-LawLines | May 28, 2013 | Employment Law
A mammography technician, who has epilepsy, suffered numerous seizures during her work at a hospital. One seizure caused her to fall and resulted in a head wound requiring staples. Two other seizures occurred in the presence of patients receiving mammograms. A patient...
by e-LawLines | May 1, 2013 | Employment Law, Litigation
The Missouri attorney general recently filed a complaint with the Missouri Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) alleging that a taxicab company discriminated against a taxicab driver in violation of the Missouri Human Rights Act...
by e-LawLines | Apr 23, 2013 | Employment Law
The National Labor Relations Board issued a decision that two provisions in an employee handbook and two corporate policies were unlawful because employees would reasonably construe them as prohibiting Section 7 activity. Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act...
by e-LawLines | Apr 18, 2013 | Employment Law
The Missouri Court of Appeals recently decided a case as to whether a reasonable person in an employee’s situation would find his or her working conditions intolerable. The decision focuses on a lesser-known employment action known as “constructive discharge.” Under...
