Houston Happy Independence Day! I’m headed west again for the 4th straight summer for a piece of time. Part work and part vacation. I’m trying to finish a book. I’m going to celebrate 45 years in this work. Friends and fun! So this is by way of a warning. I’m going to be thinking about …
Month: July 2013
Payroll Cards and Fees are Workers’ Rip-off and in Some Cases Illegal
New Orleans Some employers, including McDonalds, Walgreens, and others are forcing workers to be paid through bankcards. They “load” the cards with the amount owed the workers, and according to recent reports are even making money via kickbacks or rebates from the card issuer, oftenbig banks like Citi and others. These same banks make out …
Girl Scouts, Many Non-Profits, and Maybe Unions are Franchises
New Orleans Here’s one the lawyers did not catch for some of the fast and furious in the non-profit world who believe there is an escape hatch in a federation model or licensing that lets them have all of the power over their affiliates with none of the liabilities or responsibilities for them: no matter …