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EEOC warns about legal holes in severance deals


February 8, 2010 by Jim Giuliano

A flurry of lawsuits over botched severance agreements has prompted the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to issue a guide that can help keep employers out of trouble. More…

Cost of noncompliance: Company pays $4.3M in suit


February 4, 2010 by Christian Schappel

A New York company recently learned an expensive lesson about wage and benefits discrimination. More…

Deadline nears for complying with Mental Health Parity Act


February 4, 2010 by Jim Giuliano

The federal government just released the interim final regulations covering the Mental Health Parity Act. That means you have about 60 days before the regs become official. More…

Feds want to boost retirement savings: What it’ll mean for you


February 3, 2010 by Christian Schappel

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The feds may soon require you to give employees the ability to enroll in individual direct-deposit retirement savings accounts. More…

Odd deterrent against wage and hour protests


February 2, 2010 by Christian Schappel

Now here’s a guy who’s really against paying workers overtime. More…

What were they thinking? Single mom fired for caring for sick child


February 2, 2010 by Jim Giuliano

We occasionally report workplace behavior that’s so odd that it sounds made up. Except it’s not. Today’s story: A company fires a single mother after she stays home a day to care for a child with a contagious disease. And it’s even worse than it sounds. More…

Test your Benefits knowledge: FLSA & Furloughs


February 1, 2010 by Christian Schappel

It can be tricky for companies to understand exactly what is — and isn’t — OK under the FLSA. To test your knowledge of what employers can do when issuing furloughs, respond True or False to the following: More…

Slashing OT didn’t pay off for this employer


January 28, 2010 by Christian Schappel

It pays to double check that you’ve classified employees properly so nobody’s short OT wages. Here are 500,000 reasons why:  More…

Model COBRA notices now available


January 27, 2010 by Christian Schappel

Finally! Several weeks after the DOL extended the COBRA subsidy, it’s released model notices for employers. More…

Say cheese! Workers’ comp cheat caught faking on camera


January 26, 2010 by Christian Schappel

An employee on workers’ comp said his duties were limited because of a back injury. However, a video showed otherwise. More…


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