Vol. 13 No. 11, November 2018

Index

• Bill to limit noncompetes considered in Harrisburg.
• Bottom-up hiring could perpetuate pay bias.
• DOJ argues in favor of transgender discrimination.
• Fired employee sues? Consider counter-claim.
• Minor workplace changes aren't enough to justify lawsuit alleging bias or retaliation.
• Document time of performance problems in case employee registers bogus complaints.
• Merely offering severance package doesn't constitute admission of employer wrongdoing.
• Per diem payments aren't wages for overtime purposes.
• Punishment for ending affair creates liability.
• Discipline and discharge: 2 don'ts and 2 do's to lessen legal liability.
• DOL plans to issue new OT rules in March 2019.
• DOL to issue rule on joint employment in December.
• Fifth EEOC complaint filed against Bryn Mawr Trust.
• Film crew: Mob flick maker stiffed us for $200K.
• How to legally limit recording devices in the workplace.
• Even after a disaster, employers must comply with the FLSA.
• The Mailbag.