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How Surge Pay Impacts Call Center Workers

by Andy Arnold | Feb 5, 2015 | Practice of Law

Zappos, the online retail giant, is already well known for their exemplary customer service, answering 80% of queries within 20 seconds. Recently, they built on that reputation with the implementation of Open Market, an online scheduler for their customer service... read more

It’s All Uber But The Shouting: Employee versus Independent Contractor (And Why It Even Matters)

by Andy Arnold | Jan 25, 2015 | Employment Law, FLSA, Overtime, Unpaid wages

Uber’s in the news yet again. This time, it’s Uber’s service in South Carolina that has spawned complications for the company. Since beginning service in this state in July 2014, Uber, a ridesharing company based in San Francisco, has continued to spread throughout... read more

True or FLSA: Employees Should Get Paid for All Hours Worked (Or, Integral and Indispensable Duties under the Fair Labor Standards Act)

by Andy Arnold | Oct 28, 2014 | Employment Law, FLSA, Unpaid wages

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a complex federal law, and it affects millions of workers every single day. In essence, the FLSA requires statutorily-defined employers to pay employees the minimum wage for all hours worked and to pay employees time and a half... read more

Perhaps Not-So-Savi: Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace

by Andy Arnold | Oct 22, 2014 | Employment Law, Practice of Law

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit last month against Savi Technology, Inc., alleging that the company rescinded its employment offer to Christine Rowe the day after Savi learned Ms. Rowe had recently given birth. According to the EEOC,... read more

A Chip On the Ol’ Clock: The ADA’s Reasonable Accommodation Requirements

by Andy Arnold | Oct 9, 2014 | Employment Law

On September 17, 2008, an employee of Walgreens stopped stocking the store shelves just long enough to open and eat a bag of potato chips without paying for them first. Total cost of potato chips to Walgreens: $1.37. Two months later, Walgreens terminated the... read more

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True or FLSA: Employees Should Get Paid for All Hours Worked (Or, Integral and Indispensable Duties under the Fair Labor Standards Act)

Perhaps Not-So-Savi: Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace

A Chip On the Ol’ Clock: The ADA’s Reasonable Accommodation Requirements

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