Cooper Featured in Lagniappe Article
Member Lisa Cooper discusses the lawsuits brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act against area restaurants with Dale Liesch in the March 26, 2015 issue. Learn More
Servers, lawyers react to rash of lawsuits against local restaurants
Lisa Cooper discusses the lawsuits brought against area restaurants under the Fair Labor Standards act with the Lagniappe in its March 26, 2015 issue. To read the article, click here.
Bitzer and Walker Address Wage and Hour Issues
Members Windy Bitzer and George Walker addressed current Wage and Hour and Americans with Disabilities Act issues during the Mobile Chapter of the Alabama Restaurant and Hospitality Alliance meeting on March 24, 2015.
Lane v. Franks Opinion
As Director of Community Intensive Training for Youth (CITY), a program for underprivileged youth operated by Central Alabama Community College (CACC), petitioner Edward Lane conducted an audit of the program’s expenses and discovered that Suzanne Schmitz, an Alabama State Representative on CITY’s payroll, had not been reporting for work. Read […]
DOL Issues Final Rule revising the definition of spouse under the FMLA
On February 25, 2015, the Department of Labor issued a Final Rule revising the regulatory definition of “spouse” under the FMLA. The DOL moved from a “state of residence” rule to a “place of celebration” rule, which looks to the law of the place in which the marriage was entered […]
