by Mark Gisler | Jan 28, 2014 | FLSA, Labor Law, Supreme Court
Sandifer v. U.S. Steel Holds that Unionized Workers Need Not be Paid for Time Spent “Donning and Doffing” Safety Clothing under FLSA In a 9-0 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has made it harder for unionized steel workers to be paid for time spent changing into and...
by Mark Gisler | Apr 23, 2013 | Employment Law, Physician Employment Issues, Restrictive Covenants (Non-Compete Agreements)
Covenants forbidding competition with a physician’s former employer and restricting the solicitation of patients have become commonplace in physician employment agreements. These days, such provisions appear in all sorts of employment contracts, including those of...
by Mark Gisler | Jul 13, 2012 | Employment Law, Physician Employment Issues
Recent economic reorganization of health care is making more physicians into employees of medical groups, managed care organizations and hospitals. For both newly graduated and established physicians, there are a wide variety of legal and other considerations when...
by Mark Gisler | May 29, 2012 | Employment Law, Negotiating
If you are in the overwhelming category of employees who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement, then you are in essence a free agent. With the evolution of the workplace, acceleration of new technologies, and the increase in job specialization, many...
