Retaliation and Workers’ Compensation

The Ohio Revised Code states that no employer shall discharge, demote, or take any punitive action against an employee because…

How Does SSA Decide if I am Disabled?

Social Security follows a multi-step evaluation process. They will gather medical records from your doctors and obtain hospital records and…

Traveling Fixed-Situs Employees?

Is an employee who travels to different job sites on a daily basis a fixed-situs employee subject to the “coming…

The Social Security Disability Claims Process

Paul F. Woodrow Filing for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits involves a sometimes lengthy administrative process.  A claim is filed…

Cost of Living Adjustment

The Social Security Administration recently announced that monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits will increase 1.7 percent…

How do Workers’ Compensation Payments Affect My Disability Benefits?

Disability payment you receive from workers’ compensation and/or another public disability payment may reduce you and your family’s Social Security…

What Happens in a Wage and Hour Investigation?

As we’ve previously discussed, the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has stepped up its enforcement initiatives over…

Working Off the Clock

Working Off the Clock The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) was effectively a law beginning in 1938. It was the…

Workers’ Compensation and the Dual Purpose Doctrine

Some states recognize a dual-intent, or dual-purpose doctrine when an employee is injured while traveling for both business and personal…

Restaurant/Bar Industry: Arizona Employee Questions Employer’s Illegal Tip Policy

Last week, an Arizona news column reported about a restaurant that requires its employees to donate their tips to charity…

Restaurant Industry Employers

Over the past few years, violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) were found in nearly all of the…

On-Call Employees

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), employees must be compensated for actual work performed, whether on or off the…