Articles tagged as: "law"

Experts Q&A: The impact of the new DOL overtime rules

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor announced its final ruling regarding current overtime rules and regulations. So what exactly do the new DOL overtime rules say? How will the ruling affect business owners and their employees’ wages? When do changes need to be made? To answer those questions and more, we spoke […]

EU working time directive: A cautionary tale from Spain

On January 29, 2018, when the Spanish union “Comisiones Obreras (CCOO)” filed a lawsuit against the Spanish subsidiary of Deustche Bank at the European Court, a pandora’s box of unknown consequences was being opened. It first impacted Spain and is now hovering over the rest of the Union member states.  We are referring to the […]

What are the US employee monitoring laws? The 101 FAQ [Up to date]

Is employee monitoring legal? Broadly, in the US, employee monitoring is legal and mostly unregulated. As an employer-provided computer system is property of the employer, they may listen to, watch, and read employees’ workplace communication and, in some cases, personal messages. What’s more, an employer’s stated policy on workplace monitoring might not be legally binding. […]