Posts by Katherine Witherspoon Fry, Esq.
New Harvard Wage Study Shows Employers Are Inflating Titles to Illegally Dodge Overtime
I am constantly reminded of employers’ mistakes in determining that their workers are exempt from overtime payments under the Fair…
Read MoreFederal Trade Commission Proposes Rule Banning Non-compete Agreements Between Employers and Workers
As I mentioned in a 2022 post, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been considering a rule banning non-competes for…
Read MoreWhy It’s Time to Revisit COVID Policies
Hi all – I hope you enjoyed the Thanksgiving break. I want to reiterate that it is far better to…
Read MoreNew Federal Contractor Rule
The question of who’s an employee with protections and benefits under labor law and who is a contractor not covered…
Read MoreDelaware Non-Compete Update
As you may know, I provide employment law advice to our teams here at Offit Kurman, assisting our clients in…
Read MoreMonitoring Employee Email for Unionization Activity
We’re all noticing that increased unionization is the national trend. With new Democratic-appointed National Labor Relations Board members, the Board…
Read MorePreparing for Potential Union or Organizing Activity
U.S. labor unions are becoming increasingly popular among Americans after years of relative indifference by rank-and-file employees. Approval ratings for…
Read MoreThe Turning Tide: How Americans Currently View the Supreme Court
Not too shocking: about half of Americans’ ratings of the Supreme Court are now as negative as – and more…
Read MoreCDC Speaks Again: How Does it Affect Employees?
New COVID guidance from the CDC throws some of what we’ve learned about safe returns to work and prevention out…
Read MoreTake Notice: Required Postings
Recently, I was struck yet again by the huge number of laws requiring employers to provide notice to their employees…
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