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New Rules for Employers Doing Business in New York
New York employers should be aware of new and updated legal requirements that took effect at the end of 2016 or are set to take effect early this year
Accommodation Process Where There Was Safety Risk Failed
Absent a trial error by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, an employer that had undertaken good-faith efforts to accommodate an employee's disability would have nonetheless been liable for a violation…
Massachusetts: Ruling Impacts Delivery Companies Using Contractors
The Massachusetts high court recently issued a decision that impacts the ability of delivery companies operating in the commonwealth to use independent contractors in providing delivery services
Kentucky Right-to-Work Law Gets Green Light
The Bluegrass State became the 27th right-to-work state in the country, making it illegal for labor contracts to require union membership or the payment union dues as a condition of…
Republicans Introduce Range of Bills to Repeal ACA
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) may be on the chopping block, but the path and timing are yet to be determined. During the first week of the new Congress, Republicans…
FMLA Interference Claim Shot Down
Excluding evidence of an employer's past treatment of employees who had taken leave was not an abuse of discretion because the past practices were not sufficiently similar to a plaintiff's…
Why Learning How to Count to 26 Just Became Important in California
Some recent changes to California's state and local minimum wage laws are based on employer size. Here's what California employers need to know
More Employers Embrace RPO as Hiring Battles Heat Up
The tightening labor market has some employers turning to recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), growing the market by 17 percent in 2015 over 2014, according to the Everest Group, a consulting…
In Focus: Wal-Mart to Cut Hundreds of Jobs, Many in HR Department
Wal-Mart is about to eliminate hundreds of jobs at its headquarters and in regional offices, many of them from the HR department, to pay for higher wages at its stores
Santa Monica Employers Ring in New Year with Paid Sick Leave
Santa Monica’s paid sick leave requirements took effect on Jan. 1