Working Hard For Your Money: Overtime for Salaried Employees

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

Reading About Bimbos, iPads and the End of Restraint

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

Employment at Will: The Right to Fire You for [Almost] Any Damn Reason They Choose

by Andy Arnold | Jan 15, 2010 | Employment Law

Every employment relationship that does not involve a contract for a stated term (like a contract for one year) is presumed to be “at will.” Employment at will is defined as the ability of either employer and employee to terminate employment for a good... read more

Defamation Basics: A good name is as good as gold, but some ain’t worth two cents.

by Andy Arnold | Aug 9, 2009 | Employment Law, Litigation

I had a jury trial a couple of weeks ago, in which I represented a small business being sued for defamation. There are two types of defamation: (1) Written defamation, which is called libel; and (2) spoken defamation, which is called slander. My case involved... read more

Departure Policies: What Happens if You Are Fired before Your Bonus/Commissions are Paid?

by Andy Arnold | Jun 11, 2009 | Employment Law

Simple questions deserve simple answers. Unfortunately, in the case of employee departure policies, the question stated above is not as simple as it appears. Like much in law, it depends on the facts, and different facts sometimes mandate different outcomes. And,... read more

E-Mails Can Crack Cases

by Andy Arnold | May 16, 2009 | Employment Law, Litigation

E-Mails Can Crack Cases : I have several cases that need cracking. A couple of employment cases that have employers who are inattentive to the case or who have bad memories. Either way, these defendants are not producing much information, and I know that there is more... read more

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