The United States Department of Labor (DOL) recently revived 17 previously withdrawn opinion letters concerning a wide range of topics under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). These opinion letters, each of which respond to fact-specific questions and issues...
Kastner Westman & Wilkins, LLC shareholder Jaime U. Kolligian was named to serve on the Board for United Disability Services in Akron and the Cleveland Advisory Board for the Ohio Diversity Council. United Disability Services seeks to enhance the quality of life...
On January 5, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced, as yet another signal of the Trump administration’s employer-friendly enforcement agenda, that it would adopt a more flexible test for determining whether interns are employees entitled to the...
With the new year comes a fresh set of laws impacting employers conducting business in California. Effective January 1, 2018, California has enacted laws limiting employers’ ability to inquire into or consider an applicant’s salary and criminal history, expanding...
What’s Trending? Sexual Harassment Sexual harassment scandals have dominated the news cycle for the past several months. Harvey Weinstein, Matt Lauer, Charlie Rose, Roger Ailes, Bill O’Reilly, Kevin Spacey, Louis C.K. The list of high-profile individuals accused of...