Imus Dismissal: Some Considerations Regarding Policy Enforcement

How does your organization react when faced with its own Imus? It's not if policies will be violated by high performing, highly visible employees - it's when. What happens next typically sends... Read more »

Employer E-Mail Policies Scrutinized for Violations of Federal Labor Law

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently upheld an order of the National Labor Relations Board ("Board"), finding that an employer’s uneven enforcement of its business only e-mail policy violated the National... Read more »

Final Regulations Issued Under Section 409A On Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans

On April 10, 2007, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and the Department of the Treasury issued final regulations under Internal Revenue Code Section 409A.  Section 409A was added to the Code by the American Jobs... Read more »

Beware: Your Employee Handbook May Be Hazardous Under the NLRA

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the decision of the National Labor Relations Board which found that the confidentiality provision in the employee handbook of a non-unionized employer violated the National Labor Relations... Read more »

Violence in the Workplace, part 3: GANGS

Gang activity is on the rise in the United States. What are some proactive strategies employers can implement to promote a safe workplace? Read more »

File for New H-1B Immigration Status on April 1st, 2007

Employers should prepare now to file H-1B petitions for their professional-level prospective foreign employees on April 1, 2007. That is the first allowable filing date for work to begin on October 1, which is the... Read more »

E-MAIL ETIQUETTE TIPS TO APPLY IN YOUR WORKPLACE

Over the past decade, e-mail technology has enhanced our ability to communicate and changed the way that many of us work.  Although this technology has numerous benefits associated with its use, it also has potential... Read more »

IRS and DOL Address New Rules for Non-Spouse Beneficiaries

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (the "PPA") created a new rollover opportunity for non-spouse designated beneficiaries under qualified retirement plans (including 401(k) plans), 403(b) annuity plans and governmental 457 plans. The... Read more »

What You Need To Know About The EEO-1 Report

The EEO-1 Report – formally known as the “Employer Information Report” – is a government form requiring many employers to provide a count of their employees by job category and then by ethnicity, race and... Read more »

Conflict Resolution: An Increasingly Important Consideration (Part I)

Life in any organization will involve differences, or what most refer to as conflict. Its not if but when and about what the conflict will occur. Despite the certainty, an irony exists... Read more »
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