Off-the-Clock: What Employers Should Do When an Employee Complains about After Hours Misconduct
[Law Clerk Molly Thorpe contributed.] Generally, a coworker’s misconduct outside of work does not constitute harassment under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). However, management or Human Resources receiving complaints should not ignore such
Uniting Behind the American Franchise Act: A Bipartisan Effort to Clarify the Joint Employer Standard
Over the last 10 years, the United States franchise industry has faced see-sawing uncertainty around the joint employer standard. Courts and federal agencies applied either a narrow “direct and immediate control” standard that favored the
