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Back Pay Totals $2 Billion For Federal Workers

November 11, 2013

Furloughed federal employees are receiving $2 billion in back pay for the 16-day government shutdown in October, the Office of […]

Record Contradicts Republicans’ Gay Discrimination Lawsuit Fears

November 7, 2013

While the Senate makes history by passing legislation to ban discrimination against gay and transgender employees in the workplace, House […]

Minimum Wage Efforts On The Rise

November 7, 2013

Amid discussion of increased wage disparity in the U.S., many states have acted to increase minimum wage, and the Senate […]

The Contractor vs Employee Question For Multinationals

November 6, 2013

The question of whether to retain independent contractors instead of hiring employees can get complicated for multinational organizations. In a […]

Instagram Pro-Nazi Posts Get College Security Officer Fired

November 6, 2013

Anti-semitic pro-Nazi Instagram postings got a public-safety officer fired from his job at one California university and placed on administrative […]

Understanding The Trademark Clearinghouse

November 6, 2013

With a huge number of new domain names expected to appear within the next few months, protecting trademarks is going […]

Perez Talks Up The “Alternative Labor” Movement

November 5, 2013

In a speech before a liberal think tank, Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez laid out his views on the […]

It’s The Women, Stupid!

November 5, 2013

Despite evidence that corporations whose boards include women yield higher operating profit and higher return on invested capital, the number […]

Strong Support From Business, President For Gay Discrimination Bill

November 4, 2013

A bill that would make it illegal to discriminate against gay and transgender people in the workplace has the support […]

Enhanced Duty Of Candor Before The PTO

November 4, 2013

The duty of candor before the U.S. Patent and Trade Office is well understood. Less well understood is a provision […]

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