DC Update, Punctuation and Overtime Claims, and Social Media and Legal Activities Laws – Featuring Two Corporate HR Professionals Discussing Issues That Keep Them Up At Night
This episode provides an update on DC issues, and addresses how punctuation affects overtime claims, as well as the latest trends on social media and legal activities laws. Joining this episode are two corporate human resources professionals to discuss what issues keep them up at night.
Michael C. Schmidt is the vice chair of the firm’s Labor & Employment Department, and the office managing partner, vice chair, of the New York Midtown office, where he is resident. For more than two decades, Mike has concentrated his practice on representing companies and management in all facets of employment law, such as: (i) defense in litigation involving wage and hour (overtime and unpaid compensation), discrimination, harassment, retaliation and whistle-blowing, non-competes and trade secrets, and disability and other leave-related issues; (ii) day-to-day counseling and in-house training on issues from hiring to firing, and other questions unique to his client’s industries and business; and (iii) drafting and reviewing employment agreements, termination and severance agreements, confidentiality and non-competes, and employment policies and manuals.