With final exams underway at colleges across the U.S., it’s only a matter of weeks before the first of millions of young Millennials will be out of school … Read more
Appeals Court Expands New Jersey Law Against Workplace Discrimination
By Gregg Salka A recent decision by New Jersey’s Appellate Court substantially broadens the scope of the state’s Law Against Discrimination … Read more
Interns: They’re Always a Mixed Bag – Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Leave it to The New York Times to ferret out the dirty little secret of unpaid internships: sometimes they’re good, sometimes they’re bad, and … Read more
Who Needs Passwords? People Share More Facebook Info Than They Think
By Eric B. Meyer Maryland has a new law forbidding employers from demanding that job applicants and employees divulge online passwords. Two weeks ago, the … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Survey Says Big Companies Bullish About 2012 Hiring
Sometimes, it seems impossible to get a fix on which way the economy and job market is headed. Two cases in point: April’s Labor Department jobs … Read more
OSHA Criticizes Safety-Incentive Programs, Encourages Whistleblowers
By Howard A. Mavity For several years, we have encouraged employers to move away from safety-management programs which primarily track the program’s … Read more
April Job Numbers: They’re Sluggish, Slow, and Growing Very Gradually
April’s jobs growth fell below expectations, coming in at 115,000, the lowest since October, said the U.S. Department of Labor in its monthly report out … Read more
No FMLA Claim For Employee Who Mistakenly Thought He Was Fired
By Eric B. Meyer Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Employee gets bad performance review. Employee laments to HR about the pressures of work. … Read more
IRS Puts COBRA Under Scrutiny: Consider a Self Audit or Pay the Price
By Jeremy J. Sharp Employers beware: The Internal Revenue Service recently issued new revised audit guidelines for IRS auditors who review group health … Read more
New NLRB Quickie Union Election Rules May Get Derailed
By Eric B. Meyer Two quick updates for you today — one labor, one employment. Word has trickled in that the U.S. District Court for the District of … Read more