As part of the firm’s continuing commitment to serve the local business community, the Law Office of Robert A. Tandy, LLC is hosting a series of free breakfast legal briefings throughout 2009 to help business owners and employers contend with the legal issues facing them each day. Each lively and interactive briefing will cover a […]

On November 17, 2008, the US Department of Labor published its final revised regulations for the Family and Medical Leave Act. The new regulations provide, among other things, much needed clarification relating to “qualifying exigency” and “servicemember” leaves which were added to the FMLA in January 2008. The new regulations take effect January 16, 2009, […]

On July 1, 2009, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) announced that approximately 650 businesses nationwide have been targeted for in-person audits of I-9 employment eligibility verification forms. Upon notification, businesses are given limited time to prepare for the audit by federal representatives. This sudden announcement was the result of leads and information obtained […]

On June 18, 2009, the United States Supreme Court, in Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., held that a plaintiff bringing a claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that age was the “but for” cause of the employer’s adverse employment decision; and, more significantly, […]