by Andy Arnold | Mar 25, 2011 | Employment Law, Unpaid wages
The S.C. Wage Payment Act: It seems like common sense that employers should pay their employees what they promise them. Well, common sense does not always prevail, and especially in hard economic times, employers break their promises. And, more and more, I am seeing... read more
by Andy Arnold | Mar 14, 2011 | Employment Law, Litigation
Let’s say you work for the same employer as your fiancé/fiancée–and she/he complains of sex discrimination. Can your employer retaliate against you because of his/her complaint? Believe it or not, this was an open question until January 24, 2011, when the... read more
by Andy Arnold | May 28, 2010 | Employment Law
The most fundamental concept in employment law is “employment at will.” Most employees are employed “at will.” Employment at will is a presumption that applies to employment relationships of an indefinite duration. An employee at will can be... read more
by Andy Arnold | Apr 19, 2010 | Employment Law, Philosophy of Law, Practice of Law
The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience. * * * The confusion with which I am dealing besets confessedly legal conceptions. Take the fundamental question, What constitutes the law? You will find some text writers telling you that it is something... read more
by Andy Arnold | Feb 2, 2010 | Employment Law, FLSA, Overtime, Unpaid wages
It seems only fair that if you work long and hard, your paycheck should reflect it. However, more and more employers are paying their employees a salary, which is the same whether the employee works 40 or 45 hours. Is paying an employee a salary the trick to avoiding... read more
by Andy Arnold | Jan 30, 2010 | Book Review, Employment Law, Reading Recommendations
We all read a lot of stuff every week, but only a fraction that we would recommend to others. My list comes from pretty mainstream sources, but hey, that is where most of my worthwhile reading was found. In any event, check out links to articles about Bimbo Bakeries... read more