On April 2, 2007, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a new Ergonomic Hazard Alert Follow-Up Policy (the Policy) as a directive to regional and area offices.  This is OSHA’s newest attempt in... Read more »

The document compliance deadline is December 31, 2007, with no hint of extension. Treasury representatives have made clear that “savings clausesâ€? will not be an effective means of compliance. The substantial penalties fo... Read more »

How does your organization react when faced with its own Imus? It's not if policies will be violated by high performing, highly visible employees - it's when. What happens next typically sends... Read more »

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently upheld an order of the National Labor Relations Board ("Board"), finding that an employer’s uneven enforcement of its business only e-mail policy violated the National... Read more »

On April 10, 2007, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and the Department of the Treasury issued final regulations under Internal Revenue Code Section 409A.  Section 409A was added to the Code by the American Jobs... Read more »

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the decision of the National Labor Relations Board which found that the confidentiality provision in the employee handbook of a non-unionized employer violated the National Labor Relations... Read more »

Gang activity is on the rise in the United States. What are some proactive strategies employers can implement to promote a safe workplace? Read more »

Employers should prepare now to file H-1B petitions for their professional-level prospective foreign employees on April 1, 2007. That is the first allowable filing date for work to begin on October 1, which is the... Read more »

Over the past decade, e-mail technology has enhanced our ability to communicate and changed the way that many of us work.  Although this technology has numerous benefits associated with its use, it also has potential... Read more »