Regardless of whether your state or municipality has enacted a hands-free device law to regulate the use of cell phones while driving a vehicle, your liability as an employer for the vehicular... Read more »

Google is renowned for the lavish benefits and work perks it offers its employees.  The daycare services that Google offers are second to none and among the most coveted benefits that it offers. However,... Read more »

In modern society, the issue of treatment of individuals with caregiving responsibilities in the workplace is becoming more and more important.  More employees have some form of caregiving duties than ever before... Read more »

Exit interviews should be conducted if you want to learn how to improve your team, make your company more competitive and preempt potential claims. Remember this in an interview of a departing... Read more »

Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags sound like a something out of science fiction.  A tag, about the size of a piece of rice, can be injected under a human being’s skin (“subcutaneous... Read more »

The United States Supreme Court’s decision in Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Glenn provides an invaluable roadmap for employers, insurers, administrators and plan fiduciaries sponsoring or administering employee benefit plans regulated by... Read more »

The Internal Revenue Service now keeps a close eye on charities and social welfare organizations to ensure that their tax-exempt status is not abused.  One of the primary factors the IRS examines... Read more »

Ruling that an employee cannot circumvent the federal Fair Labor Standards Act by pleading causes of action under state common law, the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond rejected an attempt to invoke North Carolina... Read more »

Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against employees based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Title VII also prohibits discrimination against employees who have opposed... Read more »