The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) allows employees to litigate minimum wage and overtime claims on behalf of themselves as individuals or as a collective action with other employees who are “similarly situated.” Assuming other employees are “similarly situated,”...
Employers are increasingly using new decision-making tools, including those with artificial intelligence, to assist them in making employment decisions such as hiring, promoting, and firing employees. Recently, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued...
K|W|W is providing this update to help employers stay up to date with the specific requirements, provisions, and effective dates of new legislation that impacts the workplace. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) goes into effect June 27, 2023, and the Providing...
Kastner Westman & Willkins, LLC is pleased to announce the addition of two experienced labor and employment attorneys to the K|W|W Team. Patrick Watts and Pat Hoban have joined K|W|W effective June 12, 2023. From the left, Patrick Watts and Pat Hoban Both Patrick...
In a memorandum released earlier this week, General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) shared her opinion that many common forms of noncompetition agreements violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Although this memorandum isn’t binding...
