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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »