What will change?

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article initially appeared in the Sports Business Journal. Constangy represents the National Collegiate Athletic Association in Johnson v. NCAA, a case in which student-athletes allege that they should be considered “employees” for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act and state analogs. The opinions expressed in this article are those of Chris, not of his firm or the NCAA.

Booze, wage-hour, workers' comp . . . we have it all!

Happy days are here again!

Before the coming crackdown.

Bless this employer's heart.

Take care of yourself!

Avoid a seasonal faux pas!

On August 11, Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law the North Carolina Employee Fair Classification Act. The portion of the legislation that deals with worker classifications will take effect December 31.

The legislation does not change existing definitions of “employee” and “independent contractor” under state law but creates an Employee Classification Section of the North ...

We officially entered the season of summer this week. What are the most common ways employers can get burned? I can think of four right off the bat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtbhrq8JyBw

(In the 1960s, melanoma was cool.)

Sexist air conditioning. It seems like a long time since we've read anything about this employment law "issue." The idea was that office air conditioning ...

(DEAR READERS: I know that using "Bermuda Triangle" to refer to issues involving the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and workers' compensation is corny, trite, stale, and overdone. But I'm being ironic, so it's ok.)

No. 1: FMLA leave can run _____________ with workers' compensation leave.

A. Consecutively

B. Conformity

C ...