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Five Questions with…Dr. Steven Lurie on “Connecting Styles” – Part II

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

Yesterday I posted Part I of my interview with Dr. Steve Lurie. Today, we continue the interview and discuss whether the skills for career success can be learned: Can those skills (for career success) be learned? Yes. But for some reason, employees typically receive relationship skill training much later in their careers in management development programs… Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Labor Proposes New Wage/Hour Regulations

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Laws and Regulations, Wage & Hour

Buried deep, deep, deep in Monday’s Federal Register was a quiet announcement that the U.S. Department of Labor was proposing some new wage/hour regulations interpreting the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (download here).  In the "summary" section, the DOL states that the new regulations are needed because the regulations, in some cases, are out… Continue Reading

Food Server Class Action on Tip Credits – An Update

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Class Actions, Litigation, Wage & Hour

A few weeks ago, I posted on a decision by the Connecticut Supreme Court that ruled that an order denying class certification is not an appealable final judgment. I said back then that the case, Palmer v. Friendly Ice Cream Corporation, gives employers and other defendants in class actions, "an important arrow in their quiver… Continue Reading

Connecticut Supreme Court: Order Denying Class Certification in Minimum Wage Case Is Not Immediately Appealable

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Class Actions, Litigation, Wage & Hour

The Connecticut Supreme Court, in a decision released today, ruled today that an order denying class certification is not an appealable final judgment.  The case, Palmer v. Friendly Ice Cream Corporation, gives employers and other defendants in class actions, an important arrow in their quiver of defending against class action cases.  In Palmer, thirty-seven waiters or waitresses employed by Friendly’s,… Continue Reading