Practice: Employment Law & Litigation

• Employment Law & Litigation

  NLRB Rules Against Employment-At-Will Policies

  • December 3, 2013
  • By Allen & Gooch

  NLRB Cracks Down on Employee Handbooks Last year, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled against the American Red Cross and Hyatt Hotels Corp. with respect to the employment-at-will provisions contained within their employee handbooks.  The provision in the American Red Cross’s employment handbook provided that the at-will employment relationship could not be amended, modified, […]

• Employment Law & Litigation

  Second Injury Fund: When You Can Ask for an Employee’s Medical History

  • November 12, 2013
  • By Allen & Gooch
  

  Much to the surprise of companies who do not regularly work in Louisiana, and even a few that do, you can inquire into a new employee’s medical background in Louisiana.  But, as with everything else in the law, it is never as easy as it first sounds. Second Injury Fund Provides Employers Reimbursements for Workers’ […]

• Employment Law & Litigation

  2013 Legislative Update: Louisiana Equal Pay for Women Act

  • September 26, 2013
  • By Allen & Gooch

  Louisiana Equal Pay for Women Act allows women in the public sector who believe they are being paid less than male coworkers because of their gender to sue.

• Employment Law & Litigation

  Employment Contracts: Non Competition and Non Solicitation Agreements

  • September 7, 2013
  • By Emile Joseph

  Although non competition and non solicitation agreements are enforceable in Louisiana, there are strict limits.Careful planning & drafting is necessary.

• Employment Law & Litigation

  8 Areas Your Employee Policies & Procedure Handbook Should Address

  • August 16, 2013
  • By Allen & Gooch
  

  Employers Should Revisit Their Employee Policies & Procedure Handbook to Comply With the Latest Labor Rulings With the National Labor Relations Board focusing more and more on employee policies & procedure handbooks, here are eight areas you should include to make sure your business is covered: 1. Employee Benefits –Describe the benefits that are given to the […]

• Employment Law & Litigation

  Business Preparation For Affordable Care Act Effective In 2014

  • March 4, 2013
  • By Allen & Gooch
  

  Beginning in 2014, the Affordable Care Act provides new incentives to small businesses through tax credits and options to purchase health coverage for their employees, but larger businesses face greater regulations that subject them to an Employer Shared Responsibility payment if proper health insurance coverage is not paid to 95% of its employees. The Act […]

• Employment Law & Litigation

  Employment Law Developments

  • October 25, 2010
  • By Allen & Gooch

  There have been many changes to long-established employment laws in the past year or so. In addition to the ‘big ones,’ like amendments to the ADA and FMLA, employers should be mindful of the lesser-known added protections afforded to employees. Here are a few: Health Care Reform to Create New Employment Law The Patient Protection […]

• Employment Law & Litigation

  Department Of Labor: Pay Requirements Of Summer Employees And Interns

  • May 7, 2010
  • By Allen & Gooch

  Summer Intern? Summer Employee? DOL Sees a Difference The U.S. Department of Labor has recently offered new guidance about wage and overtime pay requirements for summer employees and interns. The DOL standards apply to private sector, ‘for profit’ employers. Interns who are more ‘employees’ than ‘trainees’ must generally be paid at least minimum wage, and […]

• Employment Law & Litigation

  Activated Reservist Employees Have Job Security

  • January 28, 2010
  • By Allen & Gooch
  

  With the ongoing military conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, combined with recent natural disasters, American employers have been faced with the call up of many activated reservist employees for military duty. While the loss of those employees may require employers to make workplace adjustments, it is important to recognize that activated service members are afforded […]

• Employment Law & Litigation

  Allowing Vulgar Language And Behavior In The Workplace Is Bad Business

  • January 28, 2010
  • By Allen & Gooch

  Courts of Appeal have uniformly noted that legal protections against sexual harassment are not intended to establish a civility code for the workplace. In order to be actionable, sexual harassment must be severe or pervasive enough to alter the terms or conditions of employment, and it must be based on the sex of the employee. […]