The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decided against an employee seeking to recover unvested stock options after her termination. The employee had sued under the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Act. She contended that a portion of her deferred compensation should not have been withheld by her employer. Under an optional plan, the employee had...
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Veterans Given a Little More Job Protection
Last month Congress unanimously passed and the President signed the Veterans Opportunity to Work (or ”VOW “) to Hire Heroes Act of 2011. It’s a very catchy name, and provides both a carrot and a stick for employers. First, employers get a tax credit for hiring an unemployed veteran. The longer the period of...
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HERVotes Coalition Focuses on Women’s Job Needs
A new coalition has formed to help women adversely affected by the sluggish economy. The earlier reports that the recession hurt men more than women has been superseded by the new reality. More layoffs have occurred in the public sector, which employs a lot of women; for whatever reason, moreover, the rate of layoffs of...
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The Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Pharmaceutical Representatives Are Entitled to Overtime
The Fair Labor Standards Act has governed the provision of minimum wages and overtime pay since the 1930s. A problematic area remains the “exemptions” to overtime entitlement. One exemption provides that “outside sales” staff need not be paid overtime pay. An employee working in an office on the phones is not exempt. But someone traveling...
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