William Joseph

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Unpaid Interns: Does the law actually require that they be paid for their work?

Posted by William Joseph | Jul 22, 2015

Editor’s Note: William Joseph Austin, Jr. and Devon D. Williams are members of the Labor and Employment Practice Group at Ward and Smith, P.A. A happy coincidence occurs during the summer months. There is increased commercial demand for goods and services, business need for more workers, and expansion of...

So I hired a felon: An update on the law of negligent hiring

Posted by William Joseph | Aug 20, 2014

Editor’s Note: William Joseph Austin, Jr. is a member of the Labor and Employment Practice Group at Ward and Smith, P.A. Background We might call it a Scud theory of recovery. Like the notoriously inaccurate Soviet missile, negligent hiring is a hit, but mostly a miss, claim for relief...