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Employment Law Alert - SUPREME COURT EXPANDS WORKPLACE RETALIATION
On January 24, 2011 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a company can be sued for retaliating against an employee by firing his fiancé. In Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP, Eric Thompson was hired as an engineer by North American....
Employment Law Alert - COBRA (January, 2010)
The COBRA subsidy for involuntarily terminated employees that was set to expire on December 31, 2009 will now expire on February 28, 2010. The COBRA subsidy provides involuntarily terminated "assistance eligible individuals" (AEIs) with a 65 percent subsidy for COBRA continuation coverage for up to 9 months...
An Employer's Obligation to Maintain Employee Records
All employers should be aware of the various federal and state laws requiring companies to maintain certain records regarding their employees. In the event of a lawsuit, an employer may be required to produce these records. Failure to do so can lead to fines and other adverse actions...
Record Keeping Under the Fair Labor Standarts Act
Employers subject to the FLSA are required to keep detailed records concerning their employees. Records must be kept for both exempt and nonexempt employees, although the records for nonexempt employees are more detailed. They also must be kept on exempt employees to enable the government to make a reasonable audit to determine whether they are, in fact, exempt...
Don't Hire Without a Background Check
Consider this scenario. Employer “X” has as trucking company. Employer “X” hires drivers but conducts no criminal or background search prior to hiring. Driver gets into a verbal altercation with a customer of Employer “X”. The verbal altercation leads to a physical altercation with the Driver beating up the customer. The customer ends up in the hospital and suffers physical injuries...
Are You Reporting All New Hires?
All employers, regardless of the size of the company, are required to file "new employee hire reports." In 1996, Congress enacted the "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Conciliation Act." This law created the requirement for employers in all 50 states to report their new hires and re-hires to a state directory...
