By now, we are all aware that the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has proposed to increase the salary threshold for individuals to be exempt from overtime pay.  We know, through the publishing of the proposed regulations, that the government seeks to increase the salary threshold from $23,660 annually to $50,440 annually.  We...Read More

The Evansville-Area Human Resource Association, Inc. (EHRA) – a professional association for human resource professionals in the tri-state area of Southwestern Indiana, Kentucky and Southern Illinois and an affiliate chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management – is hosting it’s 2016 Spring Conference next Wednesday, April 20, 2016. Topics of interest to human resources professionals...Read More

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A workweek holiday is a great time for employees to reconnect with family and friends and return to work recharged.  But human resources and payroll professionals sometimes err when trying to administer and account for FMLA leave taken during this time of year.  Keep the following rules in mind when calculating leave around the holidays...Read More

“If you’re an employer looking for a good New Year’s resolution, Evansville attorney Jake Fulcher has a suggestion: Start tracking your salaried employees’ weekly hours. “The federal government is mulling changes in overtime pay rules that could affect millions of salaried workers who earn less than $50,000 per year. “The rules aren’t expected to take...Read More

In a much anticipated decision issued on August 27, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “the Board”) set forth its new and much more inclusive test for determining joint employer status (BFI Newby Island Recyclery, 362 NLRB No. 186). As a result, many employers may find themselves in an employment relationship for National Labor...Read More

In a surprise decision, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) has declined to assert jurisdiction over the representation petition filed by the Northwestern University football players. This means that the petition will be dismissed without the Board making a decision on whether or not the scholarship athletes are statutory “employees.” In March of...Read More

On July 15, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced that it had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with the Kentucky Labor Cabinet.  Under the MOU, the agencies may share information and coordinate enforcement of federal and state laws and regulations regarding classification of workers.  In addition to Kentucky, the DOL has...Read More

Carrie Mount Roelle, a labor and employment law attorney at KDDK, will be a featured panelist at the Becky Skillman Leadership Institute on Friday, June 26, 2015, in Bedford, Indiana. About the Institute According to program materials, the Becky Skillman Leadership Institute was started to encourage leaders to aim higher, inspire others, maximize their potential,...Read More

On June 15, 2015, Colorado’s highest court ruled that employers can terminate employees for smoking marijuana outside of work, even if the employee has a state-issued permit to smoke marijuana for medicinal purposes. Such action by the employer would not violate Colorado’s “lawful activities statute,” which protects employees from adverse action by their employer for engaging...Read More

THE FACTS Samantha is a practicing Muslim who applied for a job at Abercrombie and Fitch (“Abercrombie”). The interview process went well and the store manager gave Samantha an evaluation that qualified her to be hired. But there was just one problem: Samantha, consistent with her interpretation of what her religion requires, wore a headscarf....Read More