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Failure to Promote, Low Pay Increase Weren’t Due to EEOC Charge
An employer's decision not to promote and to provide only a low pay increase were lawful for an employee with a record of a few performance deficiencies, an appeals court…
Responding to the Tax Act's Executive Compensation Changes
The 2017 tax act made significant changes to the taxation of executive compensation arrangements for both publicly held corporations and tax-exempt organizations. Until IRS guidance is issued, employers will need…
Three States May Restrict Use of Employment Noncompete Agreements
Proposals to restrict the use of noncompete agreements in employment have been introduced in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Vermont
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act Requires Actual Injury to Sue
An Illinois appellate court held that a person is aggrieved, and therefore has a right to sue under the Biometric Information Privacy Act, only if he or she has suffered…
HQ Trivia: The Latest in Potential Workplace Distractions
HQ Trivia, an app-based game played twice daily, could be the latest in workplace distractio
Your Career Q&A: How to Explain Why You Want to Leave a Job
When you start looking for a new job while you are still employed, it is a given that you are no longer content in your current position. But you can…
Reassignment of Job Duties Did Not Violate FMLA
Reassignment of minor job duties during an employee's medical leave without returning those duties to the worker after the leave ends does not violate the Family and Medical Leave Act…