The length of an employee’s medical leave of absence can include
considerations under the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans
With Disabilities Act and state equivalent laws, if any. Although both
federal laws... Read more »
A few years ago, identity theft was an occasional topic of conversation in the national press as a relatively rare criminal activity largely left to the attention of state and local law... Read more »
The aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita serves as a graphic reminder
for businesses that they need to revisit their emergency preparedness
plans and consider how they might respond in the event of an... Read more »
The everyday actions and decisions of your supervisors are the foundation
of your organization’s employment practices. It is crucial that you
effectively arm these individuals with the tools to make sound decisions.
Hiring and/or developing... Read more »
The Administration, the House (the Pension Protection Act of 2005) and the
Senate (the National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guaranty Act of
2005) have proposed legislation affecting qualified retirement plans and,
in particular, the... Read more »
The Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has recently ruled that an employer violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it used a personality test on prospective managers. In Karraker v.... Read more »
Let’s face it. Hiring decisions are some of the most critical
decisions that an employer makes. Even under the best circumstances, the
costs of training and orienting a new employee are significant. A poor
hiring... Read more »
Moving up the list of the most common types of employment related challenges by terminated employees are claims of retaliation. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the number of retaliation... Read more »
Many companies have experienced layoffs over the past few years, and the worst of the bad times may be over. Still, as every human resource professional knows, corporate reorganizations, including outsourcing, mergers,... Read more »
Starting in 2006, plan sponsors can allow participants to make after‑tax Roth contributions to 401(k) or 403(b) plans through a qualified Roth contribution program. Roth contributions are available under new Internal Revenue... Read more »
