Stay the Course Despite Overtime Injunction, LR Employment Lawyers Advise
Local employment lawyers are advising their clients to proceed with any plans they made for implementing change in the U.S. Department of Labor's overtime rules, even though a federal judge in Texas has issued an injunction preventing the rule from taking effect as planned on Dec. 1. read more >
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Madeline Moore Joins CGWG Law Firm (Movers & Shakers)
Madeline Moore has joined the Little Rock office of Cross Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus PC as an associate attorney. read more >
Suit Challenges Rule on Anti-Union Activities
Little Rock was a magnet for representatives from law firms around the country last week when U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker heard arguments in the first federal lawsuit attempting to stop the Obama administration’s new “persuader rule” concerning anti-union activities. read more >
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Little Rock’s Cross Gunter Seeks Woman-Owned Status
Cross Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus, a Little Rock law firm specializing in labor, employment and civil rights defense, is close to being recognized as a woman-owned business. read more >
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Nontraditional Benefits, Unusual Perks Growing In Popularity
Increasingly, companies are looking to offer benefits that fall outside the normal range: flexible hours, paid lunches, ice cream on Fridays. These perks might not be mentioned in the company handbook, but they’re becoming more important in attracting a new generation of employees and keeping the old ones. read more >
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