Complaints of retaliation by employers trumped race for the second consecutive year, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The … Read more
Another Case to Watch in Debate Over the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act
By Brent A Cossrow The past year has produced noteworthy decisions from the Sixth, Ninth and Eleventh U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals – and recent … Read more
3 Ways For HR to Avoid Unlawful, Overbroad Social Media Policies
By Eric B. Meyer The National Labor Relations Board announced yesterday that it had issued a second social-media report to help provide further guidance to … Read more
Courts Say it Again: You Can’t Dig Through An Employee’s Facebook Account
By Eric B. Meyer You can’t “rummage at will” through employee Facebook accounts Well, at least that’s what a federal court recently … Read more
Top 11 Immigration Mistakes Employers Made in 2011
By Shannon Stevenson Give your company the gift of an immigration audit this year – it may just keep your company off the government’s naughty list. Here … Read more
Notice Deadline Looming Under New York Wage Theft Protection Act
By Christopher H. Mills Employers with operations and employees in New York State should by now be aware that the first notice to all employees regarding … Read more
2011 OSHA Recordkeeping Annual Summary Must Be Posted By Feb. 1
By Edwin G. Foulke Jr. All employers maintaining the Occupational Safety and Health Administration‘s 300 Logs for workplace injuries and illnesses … Read more
What Happens When a Whistleblower Gets Fired For Whistleblowing?
By Eric B. Meyer Is it whistleblowing when your job is to report violations of the law? That is the question that a former Starbucks employee is asking the … Read more
Here’s a Different Way to Do Your OFCCP Veteran Outreach
Does the name Thom Beers ring any bells? Try Ice Road Truckers or Deadliest Catch or Storage Wars. Beers is the man behind these shows, two of them Emmy … Read more
Are Employers Facing Tougher Regulatory Times This Year?
Are you concerned about the ever-increasing workplace regulatory efforts coming out of Washington? Well, don’t expect that to end anytime soon … Read more