Age Discrimination is Dumb
My news feed fed me an article from the Wealthy Nickel titled 15 Reasons Employers Won’t Hire People Over 50. I do not know what the Wealthy Nickel is and I am agnostic on its value to society writ large. On the other hand, I am not agnostic on an article that fails to unequivocally condemn employers that discriminate against hiring older workers because I am an older worker, and more importantly, because age discrimination ...
Exempt Pay Increases this Summer
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Proof of Significant Harm in Discrimination Cases Not Necessary
Richard McGee richard@richardmcgeelaw.com richardmcgeelaw.com 612-812-9673 The United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not require evidence of significant harm to conclude that unlawful discrimination occurred in the workplace. Title VII addresses discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin and sex. Remember, in most instances, Title VII exempts tribal employers from compliance. Nevertheless, the lesson from Muldrow v. City of St. Louis is ...
At-Will or For-Cause…Which is Better?
Richard McGee richard@richardmcgeelaw.com richardmcgeelaw.com 612-812-9673 Your lawyers like at-will and your employees like for cause. Is there a middle ground between the views held by legal counsel and devoted employees? Yes. At-will employment creates a low threshold for employees and employers to end the employment relationship. Employees can leave you without any reason and employers can discharge employees for any reason unless it violates the law or employer policy. For cause or just cause employment ...
Independent Contractor or Employee…Does it Matter?
Richard McGee richard@richardmcgeelaw.com richardmcgeelaw.com (website) 612-812-9673 Yes, it matters. Big Brother, The Man and the Government believe that when employers classify a worker as an independent contractor the employer is making that choice to intentionally avoid employer responsibilities to the worker, the government and others. By intentionally misclassifying workers as independent contractors, the employer can avoid minimum wage and overtime, taxes and some liability for the contractor’s actions. Of course there are other employers misclassifying ...
Will Your Department Be Better in 2024?
What is Your Strategic Plan for Your Department in 2024? Richard McGee 612-812-9673 richard@richardmcgeelaw.com As 2024 begins now is the time to discuss whether your department will improve or maintain its status quo. Improvement comes from being proactive on some goals and objectives that will make your department a little bit better (or a lot better) over the next 12 to 18 months. If you choose to improve in 2024 it will not be easy ...