Labor & Employment
Hiring Summer Interns? Make Sure You Do it Right
School's out for summer, and there's a rush of young students and recent graduates looking for internships. But businesses that don't compensate interns for the work they perform can end up paying a big price down the road.
Retailers Facing Employment Law Vulnerabilities
Increased government regulation has been on the minds of most employers for the past several years, and certain features peculiar to the retail industry give rise to vulnerabilities on some fronts.
EEOC Gets Tough With Companies on Genetic Privacy
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has started filing suits against employers for violating the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. Companies need to get up to speed on GINA, ASAP.
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Leave-of-Absence Issues Managers Need to Know
In many organizations, the human resources function is handled by specialists who guide managers' decision-making to ensure consistency with myriad employment laws.
NLRB Nominees Get Mixed Senate Reception
All five nominees to the National Labor Relations Board appeared Thursday before a sharply divided U.S. Senate committee. Democrats urged their speedy confirmation while Republicans called the board biased and called upon two nominees serving under recess appointments to resign.
Workplace Bullying: Managing the Company Playground
Workplace bullying is a pervasive problem that often precipitates harassment and discrimination claims and, in more extreme cases, workplace violence.
Trade Secrets Law Still Murky in Georgia Courts
It remains to be seen how far a recent Georgia Supreme Court decision will go in limiting the ability of companies to stop their employees from jumping ship to competitors.
Wage-and-Hour Suits Up for Fifth Straight Year
For the fifth year in a row, U.S. employers have seen an increase in the number of wage-and-hour lawsuits filed against them in federal court, according to calculations by the Federal Judicial Center.
Early Lessons From the NLRB on Social Media
Lydia Cruz-Moore didn't like the way her co-workers did their jobs, and she wasn't afraid to say so. When she told one of them, Marianna Cole-Rivera, that she planned to talk to the boss about it, Cole-Rivera reached out to her colleagues for their input.
In Employee Wellness Programs, Rules Are Unclear
Many employers in the United States have come to believe that establishing employee wellness programs can lower health costs and increase productivity. But key components continue to prove problematic for employers. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is taking steps to clear up the confusion.
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