Since the H-1B visa cap was reached on June 11, 2012, U.S. employers wishing to hire a foreign worker who is a Canadian or Mexican citizen should consider … Read more
New Jersey Law Says Officers May be Personally Liable For Unpaid Wages
By Eric B. Meyer Want another reason not to enter into a long-term contract with an employee? Most employment arrangements in the United States are … Read more
Supreme Court’s Immigration Decision Also Keeps E-Verify in Operation
By Ian Macdonald Following the Supreme Court’s split decision last month regarding Arizona’s 2010 immigration law known as S.B. 1070, three principles are … Read more
Pennsylvania Bill Tries to Protect Privacy of Employee Passwords
By Eric B. Meyer On June 18, 2012, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives introduced the Social Media Privacy Protection Act, which would protect the … Read more
Health Care? What Health Care? Here Are 3 Pending Employment Law Bills
By Eric B. Meyer I heard that there was some U.S. Supreme Court decision yesterday about health care. Want the scoop? Google it. They zig, I’ll zag … Read more
Read Our Roundup or You Might Go to Jail
Did you hear News Corp. may buy Monster? How about how Manpower is pitching webinars to keep HR professionals out of jail? And, if that’s not enough … Read more
One Case Where Sexual Comments and Innuendo are All Perfectly Legal
By Eric B. Meyer When Harold Wasek signed on to work at an oil rig in Pennsylvania, he had no idea what lay in store for him, especially when one of his … Read more
What Is a Supervisor? The Supreme Court Will Tell Us Next Year
By Eric B. Meyer Nah, brotha. This isn’t Jeopardy. “What is a supervisor” is a question that the United States Supreme Court has decided … Read more
Top 10 Guidelines for Social Media Background Checks
A recent survey reported that nearly half of all employers conduct social media background checks on job candidates. This practice has included requiring … Read more
Can I Protect My Trade Secrets With a Social Media Policy?
By James Douglass Everybody in the modern workforce is involved in social media in one way or another. Think about it: Even if your company does not … Read more