By Philip L. Gordon With audio recording applications often standard issue on ubiquitous smart phones, employees are now armed with a relatively … Read more
Labor Unions May Get Exempted From Controversial Obamacare Fee
Weeks after denying labor’s request to give union members access to health law subsidies, the Obama Administration is signaling it intends to exempt some … Read more
Senate Votes to Advance Employment Non-Discrimination Act
By Ilyse Wolens Schuman The U.S. Senate voted 61-30 to allow a final vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) (S. 815) without the threat of a … Read more
Flexible Spending Account Rules Will Now Allow a $500 Annual Carry Over
By Robert C. Christenson The IRS handed health care flexible spending account participants an early Christmas present on Halloween when it modified … Read more
San Francisco’s Flex Work Ordinance Will Take Effect Jan 1, 2014
By Kasia Nowak Under the San Francisco Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance signed this week by Mayor Edward Lee, parents and caretakers have been afforded … Read more
Senate Introduces Comp Time Bill to Blunt Action on Minimum Wage
By Michael J. Lotito With Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid expected to bring the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 (H.R. 1010; S. 460) up for consideration in … Read more
Senate Will Consider Employment Non-Discrimination Act
By Michael J. Lotito During floor remarks this week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, announced that he intends to bring the Employment … Read more
FLSA Investigation Results in Felony Convictions For Managers
By. John E. Thompson A U.S. Department of Labor announcement serves as a reminder that violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act can result in … Read more
Philadelphia Bill Would Require Accommodating Pregnant Employees
By Eric B. Meyer Last week, I wrote about last news of a bill pending in New Jersey, requiring employers to make available reasonable accommodation for … Read more
Another Good Indicator That Internships May Be Vanishing
By John E. Thompson We have observed for some time now that the spate of wage-hour lawsuits might be expected drastically to curtail the availability of … Read more