By Celia Joseph Puerto Rico is a Commonwealth of the United States easily accessed by travelers from the U. S. mainland, and its citizens are U. S. … Read more
Social Security Sending Employers No-Match Letters Again
By Kim Kiel Thompson The Social Security Administration (SSA) has resumed sending out No-Match letters to employers. This ends a long break that started … Read more
How “Shoot First, Aim Later” Tactics Dearly Cost the EEOC
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Christopher J. DeGroff Joining a growing line of cases reflecting judicial intolerance for questionable litigation tactics, … Read more
Are Your Employees Poachable? Here Are 7 Ways to Tell
By Michael R. Greco and Christopher P. Stief A recent survey by Manpower suggests that employers across the country are planning to increase their hiring … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Lessons on How Not to Manage Employees From NY’s Mayor
As someone who lives a continent away from New York City but gets to watch a brash talking but grossly underperforming (and ethically challenged) big city … Read more
Privacy Rights and Asking an Employee to Give You Their Facebook Password
By Eric B. Meyer A few weeks ago, I wrote about how the Maryland Department of Corrections was facing heat from the ACLU for requiring job applicants to … Read more
Fixed-Term Employment Contracts: Special Care is Required
By Michael R. Greco Special caution is required concerning restrictive covenants that are ancillary to employment agreements for a fixed term (as opposed … Read more
Another Social Media Skirmish: Discipline for a Tweet Gets the NLRB Involved
By Eric B. Meyer Did a bunch of bloggers sue you last week for wage and hour violations? Has the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) threatened to file a … Read more
Labor Department “Updates” Mangle Longstanding FLSA Principles
By John E. Thompson Earlier this week, the U.S. Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division published a “Final Rule” entitled, … Read more
Is 9th Time the Charm for Passage of Employment Non-Discrimination Act?
By Eric. B. Meyer Last week, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) — for the ninth time — reintroduced the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). ENDA … Read more