Employers in industries where employees don work clothes got a shot in the arm when the US Supreme Court ruled that workers do not have to be paid for the time they... Read more »

The National Labor Relations Board have their work cut out for them, after having over 600 decisions which were taken in 2012 being shot down by the Supreme Court. The Constitution enables... Read more »

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has made a public announcement reminding employers that they must post the total number of job-related illnesses and injuries that took place through the course... Read more »

The IRC (Internal Revenue Code) now dictates that companies and employers give a written statement allowing employees and former employees to take part in trading stock options as per incentives or bonuses.... Read more »

The FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) has been in force for a long time now. But it may soon be replaced by the newer FAMILY Act. Several experts identified shortcomings and... Read more »

When you start your own company, having an employee handbook may not seem all that important. But only with time you realize that this is one of the most significant pieces that... Read more »

Come January 2014, the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) will categorize automatic gratuities under service charges. This move will make gratuities liable to payroll taxing as they will be considered as regular wages.... Read more »

The Affordable Care Act (a/k/a Health Care Reform, or the ACA) is complicated. While there is nothing in the ACA that requires any employer to provide group health care coverage to its... Read more »

NLRB ALJ Donna Dawson recently passed a verdict stating that rules preventing employees from gossiping violates Section 8 (a) (1) of the National Labor Relations Act, and also diminishes exercising Section 7... Read more »