Employment Law Today Archives

 

2009

• Employees Fearing Layoffs Listen In On Private HR Communications (3/03/09) 
• COBRA Complications Arise From Economic Stimulus Law (2/24/09) 
• Employees Post Info Online At Their Own Risk (02/17/09) 
• Fair Pay Act Becomes Law, Overturning Supreme Court's Ledbetter Decision (2/10/09) 
• Supreme Court: Employees Who Cooperate In Internal Investigations Are Protected From Retaliation (2/03/09) 
• New Form I-9 Must Be Used Starting February 2 (1/27/09) 
• FBI's Excessive Overtime Pay Offers Lessons For All Employers (1/20/09) 
• Putting The "Security" Back In Social Security Numbers (1/13/09) 
• Prepare Employees To Accept Performance Feedback (1/06/09)  

2008

• ADA Amendments Act: What Can Employers Expect? (12/23/08) 
• Operating An Energy-Efficient Office (12/16/08 
• Telecommuting Arrangements Benefit Employers As Well As Employees (12/09/08) 
• FMLA Final Regulations Effective Next Month(12/02/08) 
• New President And New Congress Mean New Labor And Employment Laws On Tap (11/25/08) 
• Reduce Unscheduled Absences By Converting To A PTO Bank (11/18/08) 
• It Pays To Conduct A Dependent Eligibility Audit (11/10/08) 
• Job Descriptions Aren't Worth The Paper They Are Printed On If They're Not Accurate (11/04/08) 
• Consistency Is Key In Explaining Termination Decisions (10/28/08) 
• Preventing And Detecting Workers' Comp Fraud (10/21/08) 
• Handle With Care: Dealing With Downsizing "Survivors"(10/14/08) 
• Faced With A Racially Hostile Environment? Don't Turn Your Back On Continuing Complaints (10/07/08) 
• Putting Politics In Its Place In The Workplace (9/30/08) 
• Company Laptops Subject To Search And Seizure At U.S. Borders (9/23/08)
• Employees' Text Messages May Be Protected By Privacy Laws (9/16/08)
• Employer Obligated To Offer ADA Accommodation Absent Employee Request (9/09/08)
• Supreme Court: Employers Bear Burden In Disparate Impact Age Discrimination Cases (9/02/08)
• Ridding The Workplace Of Rumors And Gossip (8/26/08)
• Pregnancy Discrimination Act Covers Abortions And Infertility Treatments (8/19/08) 
• To Hire Or Not To Hire An Ex-Convict: What Employers Should Consider (8/12/08) 
• Is Your Wellness Program Worth Its Weight In Dollars? (8/05/08) 
• Religious Accommodation Dilemmas: Questionable Beliefs Confuse Employers (7/29/08) 
• From Furious To Curious: Three Tips To Help Your Team Deal With Frustration (7/22/08) 
• Wal-Mart 0, Employees 3, In Meal And Rest Break Cases (7/15/08) 
• Time To Resurvey Employees For 2008 EEO-1 Report (7/08/08) 
• Work Authorization Requirements In The News (7/01/08) 
• COBRA Notification Requirements Must Be Taken Seriously (6/24/08) 
• Fighting Back Against Workplace Bullying (6/17/08) 
• U.S. Supreme Court's Retaliation Rulings Land On Side Of Employees (6/10/08) 
• Sexual Harassment Claim Survives, Despite The Fact That Offensive Language Targeted Others (6/03/08) 
• Unconscious Biases Are Hard To Overcome (5/27/08) 
• Switching To Paid Time Off Can Get Sick Employees To Stay Home And Healthy Ones To Show Up (5/20/08) 
• Retain Top Talent With Effective On-Boarding Process (5/13/08) 
• Why Bother Writing Job Descriptions? (5/06/08) 
• Automatic 401(k) Enrollment: Benefits For Both Employers And Employees (4/29/08) 
• Promoting Responsible Leadership (4/22/08) 
• Payroll Taxes Are Your Responsibility, Even If You Use A Payroll Service Bureau (4/15/08)