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 »

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 made a number of changes to the ERISA rules that govern plan investments. One of the more significant changes was to create a special safe harbor from fiduciary... Read more »

Did you know that Vocational Consultants have the unique skill set to foster proactive discussions and actions? When brought in early enough,they have the capacity to turn the tides on complex situations... Read more »

With employers spending in excess of $390 billion annually on increasingly expensive employee health insurance, many are adopting strategies to help curb costs that actively engage employees in their own care, including consumer-driven health care... Read more »