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Employment Laws for Election Season

by Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP | Oct 31, 2012 | Labor and Employment

click image for sourceWe are deep into election season, with under a week to go until the big day. With that in mind, it is not too late to review some policies and practices that are rarely discussed by employers: Voting Leave, Election Leave, and Restrictions on...

Emergency Response Leave

by Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP | Oct 31, 2012 | Labor and Employment

Often we live thinking, or at least hoping, that no natural disasters will befall us. However, over the last several years, tragedies and natural disaster have plagued too many, whether on the East Coast with hurricane Sandy, in the Midwest with active tornado...

Joint Employers under the FMLA

by Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP | Jan 24, 2012 | Labor and Employment

A recent decision of a U.S. District Court reminded me of some of the lesser-known legal principles that expand an employer’s legal liability. This particular decision involved the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and an employer who uses a Professional Employer...