- Posts by Terry W. Bonnette
PartnerFrom law clerk to partner, Terry Bonnette’s entire legal career has focused on serving the firm’s clients with integrity, creativity, wisdom and wit. Terry’s practice encompasses traditional labor law and employment law ...
The Department of Labor (DOL) thinks joint employer relationships have become murky and tenuous for employees and is stepping up its enforcement efforts to protect employees. Specifically, the DOL is looking at joint employment in two ways: horizontal and vertical. Horizontal employment involves, for example, a cook who may work at two restaurants owned by the same employer or a nurse who works for two medical groups with the same owner. Vertical employment involves subcontractors who are hired by a staffing agency but report to the supervisor at the contracted company. Nemeth Law’s Terry Bonnette looks at how both forms of joint employment can impact employee pay. Hint to employers: it’s going to cost you.
On Friday January 29, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced proposed changes to its annual EEO-1 report that will significantly impact many employers if the changes are enacted. The EEOC proposes that employers should be required to submit pay data as part of their EEO-1 reports. The revised EEO-1 report was proposed as part of the White House's commemoration of the seventh anniversary of the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act which was President Obama's first piece of legislation.
