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E. Jason Tremblay Arnstein & Lehr Partner E. Jason Tremblay authored the article, “5 ways to protect your company when a key employee departs,” which appeared in the January 23 edition of Inside Counsel. In the article, he stresses the importance for all companies to know what steps to take when an employee decides to [...] E. Jason Tremblay Arnstein & Lehr Partner E. Jason Tremblay authored the article, “7 ways to protect your company when hiring from a competitor,” which appeared in the January 9 edition of Inside Counsel. In the article Mr. Tremblay recommends, when hiring a competitor’s employee, that a company should take certain steps to reduce the [...] E. Jason Tremblay As it appeared in Inside Counsel Orientation programs help to maximize employees’ commitment to the company. To the extent you believe there is any relationship between an employee’s commitment to the company and the company’s performance, a new employee orientation program is an excellent first step in maximizing that correlation and getting the most [...] E. Jason Tremblay Arnstein & Lehr Partner E. Jason Tremblay was interviewed and quoted in a December 8 online article in Human Resources Executive titled “When HR Sues.” The article discusses litigation by HR professionals and the problems companies face when HR is involved in litigation. In the article, Mr. Tremblay offers several tips for [...] Chicago Partner E. Jason Tremblay has written an article titled “Clery Act Reminder – Why the Penn State Scandal Matters to the Academy” that appeared in the November 22 publication of University Business. It was the top story on the publication’s homepage last week. In the article, Mr. Tremblay discusses the U.S. Department of Education’s [...] E. Jason Tremblay Effective January 1, 2012, the minimum wage in the State of Florida will increase from $7.31 to $7.67 per hour. Minimum wage for tipped employees, such as waiters and waitresses, will increase from $4.29 to $4.65 per hour. This $0.36 per hour increase comes on the coattails of a previous minimum wage [...] E. Jason Tremblay In continuing a trend already underway in the United States regarding the misclassification of employees as independent contractors, California Governor recently approved legislation imposing strict penalties for California employers found willfully to have misclassified workers as independent contractors. The legislation known as the “Job Killer Act” provides for fines of between $5,000 [...] E. Jason Tremblay A recent Tennessee federal jury case involving a private university reminds the academy of the critical need to balance fairly the interests of the accused and accuser in investigating sexual assault cases. While private colleges and universities are not strictly obligated to follow the 14th Amendment due process restraints as are their [...] E. Jason Tremblay It was just announced that the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has postponed the effective date of its new rule regarding the posting of the Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act. As previously reported, the new poster was originally required to be posted by private employers on November [...] E. Jason Tremblay On the heels of the U.S. Department of Labor’s announcement that it was going to share independent contractor misclassification information with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), the IRS recently announced the implementation of the “Voluntary Classification Settlement Program” (“VCSP”). The VCSP is intended to encourage employers who have misclassified workers, for a [...] |
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