Benefits
Wrangling Begins in Health Care Reform LawsuitIn all, 20 states, 47 interest groups and more than 70 legislators have filed briefs wi...
Workplace Culture
House Extends Health Insurance Subsidies for Some Laid-Off WorkersWhile there is broad support in Congress for the subsidy, it isn’t known if the Senate ...
Legal
High Courts Ruling on Wal-Mart Case Could Impact Future of Class-Action LawsuitsExperts note that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has a particularly high rate am...
HR Administration
Regarding Disciplinary Action Toward an Employee, Is Honesty the Best Policy?The legal benefits from making the effort to explain a disciplinary action far outweigh...
Legal
Reporters Not Exempt From FLSA Overtime RequirementsEmployers should carefully review overtime pay exemptions found in the federal and stat...
Compliance
Obesity Can Exacerbate Workplace Injuries, Study NotesThe range of medical treatments, costs and duration are typically, but not always, grea...
Benefits
GM Spends $200 Million on Retiree Inflation Bonus; Ford $70 MillionThe payments were required by the master United Auto Worker contracts with the so-calle...
Workplace Culture
Special Report on Globalization: The Globe-TrottersCompanies look to cut costs by rejiggering perks for international assignments, shorten...