On February 14, 2008, the U.S. Department of Labors Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released guidance to the agencys national and regional offices on the types of health promotion and disease management... Read more »

Many have heard the following advice when hiring a contractor to perform construction or remodeling work on ones home ? ?Beware of the low bid.? These words of advice can also... Read more »

Lost in the turmoil over the constitutionality of same sex marriage are the state statutes that already provide benefits to same sex partners, whether or not their unions are sanctioned as marriages. Vermont, Hawaii, New... Read more »

The Second Circuit decided recently that a reduction in force that selected the 31 employees based on performance and relevance of skills had a discriminatory impact upon employees over 40 years old. The case is... Read more »

A human resource (HR) audit is a comprehensive review of a company's systems and processes to determine if they meet current and projected HR needs, whether such systems are in compliance with... Read more »

Were all familiar with the clich?s: ?attitude is everything,? ?believe in yourself,? ?success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration,? and ? well, you get the idea. Actually, we all know that... Read more »

On January 28, 2008, President Bush signed the National Defense Authorization Act. While this law was primarily intended to address concerns over litigation surrounding the Gulf War, one section of the... Read more »

Its Official ? on January 28, 2008, President Bush has signed into law the first legislative expansion of rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act since its enactment in 1993. ... Read more »

Every now and then something comes along that revolutionizes an entire industry or brings about a new age. Without having to go all the way back to ancient history, we can refer... Read more »