Looking for ways to lower work comp costs? One way you, as an employer, can substantially reduce your workers compensation costs is by establishing an early return to work program. Employer vigilance... Read more »
Not long ago, the topic of military leave barely registered on the radar screens of most employers. Then 9/11 happened. Since that time more than 420,000 citizen-soldiers have been mobilized. Nearly overnight,... Read more »
While there is seemingly a federal law that governs all workplace issues, there isnt one that provides the right to breastfeed or express milk in the workplace. As such, the states... Read more »
The Director of Human Resources at a Texas based company with five thousand employees receives a bad performance review and subsequently resigns. Upon her departure it is discovered that she directed the... Read more »
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) prohibits
employers from discriminating against any individual with respect to
"compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges or employment, because
of such individual's age." Protected individuals include retired
employees.... Read more »
A controversial new set of Department of Labor regulations took effect on August 23, 2004. The regulations define what are known as the "white collar" exemptions, i.e., those professional, executive, and administrative... Read more »
Wal-Mart's recent $11 million civil fine for alleged
immigration violations is the largest ever paid by Corporate America.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials also announced that subcontractors
providing the floor cleaning crews... Read more »
Sexual harassment training is no longer a luxury utilized only by those employers who wish to be, or appear, proactive in an effort to promote a positive workplace. Since the Supreme Court's... Read more »
45 CFR Section 164.530(k) provides an exception for many administrative
safeguards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996 (HIPAA) if an employer sponsors a group insured health plan
that does not create,... Read more »
Ever summer millions of teenagers enter the workforce for several months. Employers need to have a working knowledge of various aspects of the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), as it relates to... Read more »
