Thinking about waiting until the Supreme Court rules on health reform’s fate to comply with the law? Here’s why that’s a terrible idea. More…

How easy is it to spot a company failing to fund workers’ comp benefits? It can’t be too hard if just eight inspectors in Georgia were able to uncover 538 businesses without comp insurance in just three months. What’s changed? More…

The federal government’s added emphasis on enforcing wage-and-hour laws mixed with workers’ contempt for being asked to work longer hours without increased pay during the recession has turned into a dangerous cocktail for employers. More…

Companies have already been found guilty of violating the new breastfeeding break rule implemented by the healthcare reform bill and have started receiving citations. More…

Since the Department of Labor’s last set of Family Medical Leave Act forms expired at the end of 2011, employers have been waiting for new ones. Well, they’ve finally arrived, and here’s what’s changed about them: More…

If you feel there’s a chance you’ve misclassified an employee as an independent contractor, you’ll want to pay attention to this. The IRS has set out to reassure employers its Voluntary Classification Settlement Program (VCSP) won’t come back to bite them. More…

Employers who sponsor worker retirement plans just got a lot more time before they have to issue plan participants 401(k) fee disclosures. More…

The Department of Labor’s model Family Medical Leave Act forms have expired. What are you supposed to do before new ones are issued? More…

Irony alert: A well-known pizza chain whose motto is “Where a kid can be a kid,” was fined for violating the FLSA’s child-labor laws. More…

The DOL just proposed two new rules to protect employers and employees who pool their healthcare premiums in multi-employer plans. If you’re among them, you’ll want to pay attention to what happens next. More…