Employers need to be extra cautious while implementing benefit schemes for employees, because some of them may not comply with the new 1974 Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) rules. In 2013,... Read more »

According to the latest studies, employers in the United States are losing over $200 billion a year on employee Stress. These losses are occurring from a combination of employee absenteeism, lower productivity,... Read more »

Non- maintenance of the I-9 forms for new employees can prove to be very costly for a business. A recent judgment in the 9th Circuit court resulted in civil penalties being imposed... Read more »

The National Labor Relations Board once again revived its effort of implementing new rules of making it simple for employees to form their unions. The recently proposed rules are quite similar to... Read more »

Employee referral programs can boost a business like no other. A referral program is like building an army of devoted ambassadors, who keep your brand at the top of the game. Most... Read more »

The U.S Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, reversed a dismissal from the District Court on an ADA claim, ruling that temporary impairment from injuries can also be constituted as a... Read more »

On January 27, 2014, in Sandifer v. U.S. Steel Corp., 12-417, 2014 WL 273241 (U.S. Jan. 27, 2014), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Seventh Circuit decision that time spent donning and... Read more »

The good old way of keeping your employees motivated is through performance based compensation. Nearly one-third of companies use this technique, to keep their stellar performers motivated. Surveys have shown that companies... Read more »

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 »