Halogen and SuccessFactors have settled their lawsuit, with Halogen paying its competitor in the HR software business an undisclosed sum and admitting it … Read more
An Employer Blueprint For How to Screw Up At-Will Employment
By Eric B. Meyer In most states, absent a contract of employment, an employee is considered at-will (i.e., he or she can be fired for any reason or no … Read more
Brazil: Employment Law Basics for a Country with a Robust Labor Market
By Celia Joseph Earlier this summer, The Ferretti Group, the Italian luxury yacht manufacturer, announced the inauguration of the new Ferrettigroup Brasil … Read more
Unions in Decline? National Labor Relations Board to the Rescue!
By John D. McLachlan The failure of the Employee Free Choice Act to become law does not mean that unions are giving up, or that their elected and appointed … Read more
South Carolina Toughens One of the Toughest State Immigration Laws
By George Reeves Earlier this week, Gov. Nikki Haley signed into law amendments to South Carolina’s immigration laws, including the South Carolina … Read more
EEOC Sues Abercrombie & Fitch (Again) For Religious Discrimination
Clothier Abercrombie & Fitch, the 21st century’s equivalent of the old South’s Woolworth’s lunch counter, is being sued again by the … Read more
June 30 Deadline Looming to Amend Health FSA Cafeteria Plans
By Callan Carter The health care reform laws enacted a provision that restricts health care flexible spending arrangements (Health FSAs) and health … Read more
Most Workers Get Emails in Off-Hours From Bosses Who Expect a Reply
Several years ago, as I was preparing to head off for a long weekend hiking in the Yosemite backcountry, I got a call from the CEO. “Why won’t … Read more
That 24/7 Workplace Could Cost Time-and-a-Half
Several years ago, as I was preparing to head off for a long weekend hiking in the Yosemite backcountry, I got a call from the CEO. “Why won’t … Read more
6 Things You Can Do to Avoid Hiring Discrimination Issues With the EEOC
By Eric B. Meyer Yesterday, the EEOC held a meeting to discuss what it deems a “major national problem”; namely, deliberate discrimination … Read more