About Ron Miller
A writer/analyst with over 25 years of experience tracking and analyzing employment law developments, Ron is a managing editor of CCH’s Employment Law Daily, as well as a contributing editor to various other CCH publications. Ron has a long-standing interest in traditional labor and wage-hour law.
Recent posts by Ron Miller:
- Employer speculation insufficient to bar applicant with drug conviction from hospital job, Jan 29, 2015
- Court vacates DOL third party domestic service employer regulation, Dec 23, 2014
- Employee awarded unemployment benefits because employer failed to follow drug testing protocol, Nov 18, 2014
- J.C. Penney fails in attempt to use “pick-off strategy” to short-circuit FLSA collective action, Oct 17, 2014
- Employer’s failure to educate theory of liability revived on appeal, Sep 17, 2014
- Coercing employee to work after childbirth prejudiced FMLA rights, Aug 14, 2014
- Union attempt to collect dues from expelled member lawful, Jul 25, 2014
- Employer’s very suggestion that employee take polygraph examination violates EPPA, Jul 17, 2014
- President Obama’s recess appointments to NLRB declared unconstitutional, Jun 26, 2014
- Court reminds public employers that standard for applicant drug testing different than for private employers, Jun 10, 2014
- Employee pushes back against employer requirement that workers sign noncompetition agreements, May 01, 2014
- Employees find Facebook postings not entirely their own, Mar 11, 2014
- It’s time to reevaluate defense strategies against employment discrimination claims, Jan 16, 2014
- Law firm should have paid closer attention to its responsibility to client, Jan 02, 2014
- New split in Circuit Courts regarding whether EEOC’s failure to conciliate a defense to a discrimination suit, Dec 23, 2013
- Employee’s speech on matter of “public concern” still got him lawfully fired by school district, Dec 18, 2013
- Attorney whistleblowers weighed down by ethical obligations, Nov 13, 2013
- End run around plaintiff’s counsel to reach settlement didn’t spare employer obligation to pay attorneys’ fees, Oct 08, 2013
- Court can’t disregard fluctuating workweek method in calculating overtime for store managers, Sep 03, 2013
- Logging into computer or phone system at start and end of work shifts may actually be compensable for affected employees, Jul 30, 2013
- Court declines to compel enforcement of arbitration agreement rolled out in attempt to short circuit overtime pay lawsuit filed by store managers, Jun 26, 2013
- Controversial NLRB notice posting rule vacated because it violates employers’ free speech rights, May 07, 2013
- Paying close attention to detail a must when drafting employment policies, Apr 16, 2013
- Successor liability attaches to satellite-TV provider for unpaid overtime claims of installation technicians, Mar 19, 2013
- Voluntary dismissal of FLSA collective action based on individual private settlement did not require fairness hearing or court approval, Feb 26, 2013
- Employer did nothing wrong by firing pre-FMLA eligible employee after she advised him of need for cancer surgery once she became FMLA eligible, Jan 21, 2013
- Employment policies also have a place in the discussion of gun ownership, Dec 21, 2012
- Burden shifting framework of McDonnell-Douglas improperly applied to analysis of interference claim under California Family Rights Act, Nov 20, 2012
- Voter rights, campaign finance take center stage as general election approaches, Oct 25, 2012
- Despite employee challenges, courts find fluctuating workweek method proper for calculating overtime pay, Sep 27, 2012
- One court demands that employee wage complaints be made to government entity, while another says complaint to employer sufficient, Aug 03, 2012
- Eighth Circuit finds economic downturn fell within “unforeseeable business circumstances” exception; approves abbreviated WARN Act notice for U.S. Steel, Jul 05, 2012
- Class claims survive even though FLSA was sole basis for alleged violations of California’s Unfair Competition Law, Jun 18, 2012
- 7thCir position on judicial estoppel enables employee to pursue employment suit despite failure to disclose potential claim in bankruptcy, Jun 14, 2012
- Continuation of at-will employment sufficient consideration for an agreement to assign intellectual property to employer, May 14, 2012
- California registered nurses not necessarily subject to professional exemption under state law, even though they are exempt professionals under FLSA, May 02, 2012
- Contractual arrangement not determinative of worker’s independent contractor status, Mar 25, 2012
- FMLA-qualifying event no protection from discipline for employees who fail to comply with employer’s attendance or certification policy, Feb 16, 2012
- Low bar for conditional certification of FLSA collective actions doesn’t mean automatic grant of certification, Jan 19, 2012
- FMLA’s revised joint employer regulation not given retroactive effect; thus, revised regulation not applicable to pre-amendment conduct, Dec 27, 2011
- Employees have no reasonable expectation to privacy for materials viewed or stored on employer-owned computers or servers, Nov 24, 2011
- Employee’s personal motivation in making whistleblower complaint didn’t deprive him of whistleblower protections, Oct 28, 2011
- Mishandling of tip pools cause employers to lose benefit of “tip credit”, Sep 29, 2011
- Unions must now consider timing of union financed lawsuits after change in NLRB stance, Aug 30, 2011
- Employer’s litigation tactic of “picking off” lead plaintiffs with a Rule 68 offer of judgment fails to avoid class action suit, Aug 12, 2011
- Courts tell employees to MYOB about workplace affairs; but they can have devastating consequences, Jul 28, 2011
- Do state blacklisting laws provide a counter to employer suits to enforce noncompete agreements?, Feb 23, 2011
- Are breach of fiduciary duty claims against defined-contribution plans under ERISA ripe for class action treatment?, Jan 26, 2011
