Labor & Employment

EEOC Guidance On Wellness Plans Long Overdue

Wellness programs, popular workplace health initiatives that seek to benefit employees who exercise or eat healthy, still occupy a gray […]

Supreme Court To Decide If Severance Pay Should Be Taxed

The Court has accepted a case that will determine whether severance payments qualify as “wages,” which would make them subject […]

Employers Should Get Out Ahead Of Flu Season

With flu season upon us, employers looking to minimize lost productivity should implement policies that encourage sick employees to stay […]

Controversial NLRB GC Nominee On To Senate Vote

President Obama’s controversial nominee to serve as general counsel to the National Labor Relations Board was approved by the Senate […]

EEOC Hamstrung By Government Shutdown

Amid the government shutdown, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will continue docketing charges under the federal employment discrimination statute, litigating […]

Employers Pressuring Workers To Volunteer Will Pay

Employees who feel compelled to volunteer in work-related charity efforts can ask to be paid for their time under the […]

Nannies Get Overtime Pay Under New CA Law

California employers will have to pay nannies and other domestic workers time-and-a-half overtime when they work more than nine hours […]

Shrinking Labor Force Tied To Spike In Disability Claims

Though the unemployment rate in the U.S. has dropped from its peak of 10 percent in 2009, some evidence suggests […]

CA Minimum Wage To Reach $10

California’s minimum wage will be raised to $10 per hour under a law signed Sept. 25. The increase will roll […]

New Law Expands Paid Family Leave In CA

California’s Family Temporary Disability Insurance program will expand in 2014 under a bill signed into law Sept. 24. The program, […]

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