Labor and Employment

How Facebook Can Reveal FMLA Fraud

An appeals court decision upholds an employer’s termination decision in case where a worker employed as a customer service representative […]

Four-Day Work Week Strikes A Chord

The idea of a four-day workweek may be gaining some traction. It could be a recruitment tool for employers.

Pregnancy Not Fireable Offense

Pregnant workers must be treated with unique care, at the risk of landing employers in tricky legal territory. Faced with […]

For Government Contractors, New Veteran and Disability Hiring Rules

Applicants must be asked to self-identify, and employers must come up with ratio of applicants to hires in the protected categories.

Texas Disaster Shows Legally Required Insurance May Not Be Enough

Carrying voluntary liability insurance as a protective measure would help companies avoid the difficult circumstance that Adair Grain, Inc. and […]

Retailer Lawsuits Focus on Anti-Discrimination in Form I-9

Two recent settlements for U.S. retailers found that the companies, in their diligence at authorizing employee working credentials, used methods […]

Financial Consequences of Play-Or-Pay Health Care Mandate

For employers, the most important provision in the Affordable Care Act will be the play-or-pay mandate. It requires employers with […]

Texas Makes It Easier to Hire Ex-Convicts

Governor Rick Perry has signed a law that makes it more difficult to sue an employer for negligent hiring based […]

OSHA’s Proposed Silica Regs Would Have Major Impact

Two proposed OSHA rules limiting worker silica exposure could affect 2.2 million workers. Reduction in permissible exposure limit would vary […]

Unlimited Vacation Days: Too Good To Be True?

While offering employees unlimited vacation days is rising in popularity, some critics say that the lack of guidelines for time […]

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