Labor and Employment
California added a new section to its Labor Code, making companies that use staffing agencies jointly liable for payment of all wages earned by the workers, failure to secure proper insurance, and compliance with workplace safety standards.
An in-depth look at the challenges employers face in keeping employee benefits and compensation in line with changing compliance regulations, and how workers are suffering in the face of eroding long-term savings resources.
Steps employers can take – both in and out of the health care fields – to inform workers about the danger of infectious diseases without running the risk of overreacting or causing panic.
Franchisors, and businesses that use contractors, staffing agencies or even companies that just outsource cleaning or security, could be deemed joint employers.
The issue of distracted driving is getting more attention, and laws and policies addressing the issue are slowly taking hold. […]
The Supreme Court heard arguments this week in a case that will determine whether low-wage workers should be paid for […]
The former general counsel for Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Daniel Schulte, is now suing the firm for allegedly stiffing […]
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides eligible employees with 12 weeks of unpaid medical leave per year, but employers […]
Using big data in recruitment and employee screening – including referencing social media – runs the risk of violating the Civil Rights Act, the EEOC and FTC have warned.
A breakdown of the DOL’s final rule bumping the minimum wage to $10.10 for federal contracts, including which employees are entitled to the minimum wage and other things employers need to know.
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