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 »
Most employers know that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) broadly defines the term ?employee?. What employers may not know is that definition has been expanded so broadly that it now... Read more »
Title VII prohibits an employer from discharging any individual, or otherwise discriminate against any individual with respect to his/her compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of such individual's sex. In... Read more »
For reasons unrelated to proposed Family and Medical Leave Act amendments,
President George Bush has vetoed a defense authorization bill that
included provisions providing for (a) up to six months of leave for family
members... Read more »
You are probably well aware of the coming exodus of Baby Boomers from the workforce. You may have even heard that the first official Baby Boomer ? Kathleen Casey Kirchling ?... Read more »
Do you remember everyones favorite bigot of the 1970s ? Archie Bunker? Maybe you watched the show, All in the Family, back then ? or maybe youve caught it in some... Read more »
