A female forklift operator complains of inappropriate remarks and is reassigned to strenuous, less desirable duties, albeit within her job description. Is this retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? In... Read more »

In the event of avian flu or other health crisis, employers likely will face mass absenteeism of employees who become ill or must care for family members or friends or choose not to come... Read more »

Earlier this month, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2007-7 (the “Notice”) to provide guidance on a number of provisions in the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (the “PPA”). The following is a summary of... Read more »

In today’s environment where sexual and other harassment cases have exploded in number in all workplace settings, you unintentionally may be placing your organization at risk if you are approaching this subject by burying your... Read more »

With the stated purpose of reaffirming its commitment to end race-based discrimination in employment, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) revised its long-standing Compliance Manual on April 19, 2006, to address what it calls... Read more »

The wage and hour laws can cause employers tremendous aggravation. Here are ten tips for avoiding common mistakes. Read more »

This is the second part of a two-part article reviewing the recent regulations (the “Regulations”) promulgated by the United States Department of Labor (the “DOL”) implementing the Uniformed Services Employment Rights and Reempl... Read more »

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 includes new rules applicable to employers who obtain life insurance policies, also known as corporate owned life insurance, or “COLI,” on the lives of one or more of its... Read more »

“It’s too touch-feely,” “takes a lot of time and money,” “I would rather focus on recruitment for now,” “you just can’t keep good people these days”…..retention….do our organizat... Read more »