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Ready for your close-up? Barring video recording at work may be ULP
Kendall Hoechst, Amy M. McLaughlin, Editors Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C., Burlington by Kendall Hoechst The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is a federal agency vested with the power to prevent and remedy unfair labor practices (ULPs) committed by employers. In the past few years, the NLRB has broadly construed employees’ rights to engage in MORE >
Dinse announces new Director and Shareholder of the firm
Dinse is pleased to announce that Andy MacIlwaine has been elected as a Director and Shareholder of the firm. Andy joined the firm in 2008 and is a member of the firm’s litigation group. His practice is devoted to representing clients in all aspects of civil litigation in state and federal court. He regularly defends clients in MORE >
US Supreme Court will review visa/travel ban next term; students, workers and family members abroad still protected from the ban
News reports are confusing about the US Supreme Court’s per curiam decision today to uphold *in part* the visa/travel ban Executive Order (EO). The decision actually is good news for colleges and universities, US employers, and individuals from the affected countries in the United States who have relatives abroad. The US Supreme Court granted certiorari MORE >
Employee, independent contractor, or just plain visitor?
Karen McAndrew, Leigh Cole, Editors Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C., Burlington by Karen McAndrew Sometimes it’s difficult to tell whether the court is talking about employment law or just old-fashioned “premises liability,” but in the end, that apparently doesn’t make a great deal of difference when it comes to your obligation to provide safe workplace MORE >
Flextime for hourly workers: How flexible are you?
Karen McAndrew, Kendall Hoechst, Editors Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C., Burlington by Karen McAndrew Work-life balance is a topic much on the minds (and tongues) of employees these days, and how employees’ concerns about balancing their personal and professional lives affect business operations is correspondingly on the minds of HR professionals and senior managers. Flexibility MORE >
Employee ‘tripped up’ by TripAdvisor spat
Jeff Nolan, Maggie Reynolds, Editors Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C., Burlington by Jeff Nolan In January 2017, a three-justice panel of the Vermont Supreme Court issued an order upholding an Employment Security Board ruling that a former ski resort employee was temporarily disqualified from receiving unemployment compensation benefits because he was fired for misconduct connected MORE >
No two jobs are alike—or are they?
Amy McLaughlin, Leigh Cole, Editors Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C., Burlington by Amy McLaughlin You work hard to ensure that your workers are being paid fairly and justly—and, of course, equally when they are essentially performing the same job. Indeed, the federal Equal Pay Act (EPA) guarantees equal pay in those circumstances and prohibits compensation MORE >
Vermont Supreme Court rejects teacher’s VFEPA discrimination claim
Jeff Nolan, Maggie Platzer, Editors Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C., Burlington by Jeff Nolan Sensational media reports on high-profile cases sometimes lead us to lament that “anyone can file a lawsuit” and employers will inevitably be faced with the uncertainty and expense of a jury trial. That mind-set can contribute to employers being too eager MORE >
New England Super Lawyers recognizes 12 Dinse Attorneys
Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew announces that eleven attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the 2016 New England Super Lawyers list in six different practice areas, and one attorney has been selected for inclusion on the 2016 New England Rising Stars list. Attorneys are identified as “Super Lawyers” based on extensive nomination and polling among New England attorneys aimed MORE >