Julie Kwun

New Seattle Ordinance Restricts Scheduling Practices

Many of us are familiar with the lyrics of Dolly Parton: “Workin’ 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin’…” A predictable work schedule, however, is not so universal in the retail and food services businesses. For many employers in these industries, work schedules are often issued on short notice as a result … Continue Reading

Second Circuit Defines Test for Individual Liability Under the FMLA

By Julie Kwun on April 7, 2016 Posted in FMLA

In Graziadio v. Culinary Institute of America, et al., 15-888-cv (2d. Cir. Mar. 17, 2016), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the employer and individual defendant on the question of individual liability based on a human resource professional’s exercise of … Continue Reading