Larry Johnson, Author at Hawks Quindel Website

The FTC Bans Non-Compete Agreements: Employees – Move Forward with Caution

by Larry Johnson | Apr 24, 2024 | Employment Law

On April 23, 2024, the FTC released their long-awaited ban on non-compete agreements. It is the FTC’s position that non-compete agreements by their very nature limit competition. Under the FTC’s final rule, an employer cannot offer, enforce, or even tell an employee...

Unpaid bathroom breaks? Clearly a bad – and illegal – idea.

by Larry Johnson | Jan 8, 2016 | Larry Johnson, Wage and Hour Law

Just when you thought the race to cut labor costs couldn’t get any more ridiculous, a lawsuit brought by the Department of Labor proves there is no end to some employers’ creative attempts to cut corners. As one company and its owner recently found out, cutting...

Revised Overtime Exemption Regulations To Be Announced Soon

by Larry Johnson | May 20, 2015 | Larry Johnson, Wage and Hour Law

The Department of Labor has hinted in two recent blog posts (here and here) that its proposed revisions to the white-collar exemption regulations will be released very soon. While the DOL has been tight lipped about its proposed changes since President Obama called...

Time Spent Waiting for Tasks During Workday is Compensable

by Larry Johnson | May 8, 2015 | Larry Johnson, Wage and Hour Law

Periods of down-time during the workday are frequent in certain employment settings. For example, a receptionist who reads a book while waiting for the phone to ring or someone to come into the office must be paid for that time. The Fair Labor Standards Act generally...

Collective and Class Actions are Critical Tools to Helping Employees Enforce Their Rights

by Larry Johnson | May 21, 2014 | Larry Johnson, Wage and Hour Law

Many workers are victims of their employer’s refusal to pay them overtime pay or minimum wages. Employers’ illegal conduct comes in many forms – through misclassifying employees as exempt, forcing employees to work through unpaid breaks, forcing employees to work...

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The FTC Bans Non-Compete Agreements: Employees – Move Forward with Caution

Unpaid bathroom breaks? Clearly a bad – and illegal – idea.

Revised Overtime Exemption Regulations To Be Announced Soon

Time Spent Waiting for Tasks During Workday is Compensable

Collective and Class Actions are Critical Tools to Helping Employees Enforce Their Rights

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