Steve Sutton

As if Employers Needed Another Reminder, Here Are 8.4 Million More Reasons to Get the Tip Credit Right

By Steve Sutton on March 9, 2014 Posted in FLSA, Wage and Hour

A couple of weeks ago, a Philadelphia based sports bar chain entered into a consent order with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and filed a request with the E.D. Pennsylvania for approval of a separate settlement with individual affected employees who alleged the employer improperly took tips from servers and violated the Fair Labor … Continue Reading

Another Reminder That Inflexible Employment Policies and the ADA Don’t Play Well Together – Court Refuses to Dismiss EEOC Action Based on “100% Healed” Policy

By Steve Sutton on February 19, 2014 Posted in Discrimination, EEOC

One theme that resonates throughout court decisions and EEOC filings over the last few years is that application of inflexible employment policies to disabled employees often runs afoul of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Such is the case with “100% healed” policies, which require employees returning from leaves of absence to do so without … Continue Reading

Whistleblowing Protections Under the Affordable Care Act – It’s The Law Now

By Steve Sutton on July 1, 2013 Posted in ACA, Whistleblowing

When most employers think of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the focus is on the countdown to January 1, 2014, when the employer mandate kicks in. However, the ACA has been law since March 23, 2010. One aspect of the ACA that employers cannot lose sight of is its broad whistleblower protections. … Continue Reading