Sunday, May 5, 2024

LEGAL: Uber – everything old is new again. Or is it?

In April, Uber settled two large class-action lawsuits in California and Massachusetts. Uber is a high-profile company on the leading edge of the new...

LEGAL: Policies against employee videos/recordings unlawful

Like many employers, your employee handbook may contain some version of the following rule: Without prior management approval or consent, recording conversations, phone calls and...

LEGAL: New salary threshold: Pay raise or demotion?

On May 18, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule that almost doubles the current salary threshold for executive, administrative and...

LEGAL: Employer refused to hire morbidly obese plaintiff

The subject of morbidly obese plaintiffs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) generates a lot of interest as well as litigation. In 2008,...

Cumberland Vital Care’s Landon Headrick

CROSSVILLE – Landon Headrick was born and raised in Crossville. Now, he’s a local business owner there as well. After working as a clinical...

Ophthalmologist Dr. Charles Norman

COOKEVILLE – You’ll have to forgive Dr. Charles Norman if he’s got a slight case of déjà vu. The ophthalmologist, who recently opened a...