Department of Labor Clarifies Joint Employment Under FLSA and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Acts

The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”), through its Administrator, David Weil, recently issued an Administrator’s Interpretation (“AI”) to provide guidance on identifying those scenarios in which two or more employers jointly employ an employee and are thus jointly liable for compliance under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and Migrant and Seasonal … Read More

Blog March 30, 2016

David Walston Quoted in Recent Birmingham Business Journal Article

Partner David B. Walston, who chairs Christian & Small’s Labor and Employment Practice Group, was quoted in the recent Birmingham Business Journal article, “Local law experts recount clients’ strange requests.” The question “What’s the strangest request you’ve received regarding employment suits?” was posed in a Birmingham Business Journal survey prior to the March 25, 2016 … Read More

Blog March 29, 2016

Teach and Be Taught: Celebrating Teach for America’s 25th Anniversary

By joining Teach for America (TFA), remarkable people from all backgrounds and professions commit to teaching for at least two years in a low-income community, doing what is right for kids while developing their own leadership skills. Not only do teachers commit to the two-year period, but the program trains them to lead with their … Read More

Blog March 17, 2016

Five Christian & Small Attorneys Recognized as 2016 B-Metro 'Top Lawyers'

Christian & Small is pleased to announce five attorneys have been recognized in B-Metro magazine’s 2016 “Top Lawyers” issue. Among those attorneys recognized are: LaBella S. Alvis Jonathan W. Macklem Deborah Alley Smith Sharon D. Stuart Michael A. Vercher The magazine noted that lawyers included in this edition “have been chosen because of their ability … Read More

Blog March 15, 2016

At-a-Glance: Amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

On Dec. 1, 2015, what could arguably be considered the most significant amendments in recent history to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure went into effect. These amendments alter the landscape of discovery, shorten critical deadlines, and expressly encourage the parties and judges to become more involved in the employing of the rules. Perhaps the most … Read More

Blog March 10, 2016

Supreme Court Limits Power of States to Collect Health Cost Data

In its March 1, 2016 opinion in Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., the U.S. Supreme Court held that Vermont cannot compel health insurers to disclose data on the amount paid on medical claims, concluding that ERISA preempts application of Vermont’s 2005 disclosure statute and regulations. In an effort to keep health care costs under … Read More

Blog March 1, 2016