Feature of the Month Between 2003 and 2013, the number of federal claims brought by employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act rose from 4,055 to 7,764. Issues that commonly arise in relation to wages include
On June 26, the United States Supreme Court struck down Section Three of the federal Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA") as unconstitutional because it deprives individuals of equal liberty protections provided by the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution.
Employer liability in a Title VII harassment cases is affected by whether the alleged harasser is a coworker or supervisor.
On June 24, the United States Supreme Court held that a Title VII plaintiff must prove that retaliation was not just a motivating factor in an adverse employment action but instead was the determinative factor.
According to a recent study commissioned by Randstad and featured in CCH Daily Document Update, flexible work arrangements, rewards for high performance, training and skill enhancement opportunities, and an organization's overall corporate culture go a long way toward cultivating employee engagement.
As part of an ongoing effort to update regulations, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has commenced direct final rulemaking to update references to ANSI consensus standards in regulations containing specifications for accident prevention signs and tags, among other things.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 17.8% of disabled individuals were employed in 2012, whereas the employment-population ration for non-disabled individuals was at 63.9% for the same period. While the data
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently held that a hospital business analyst was not entitled to trial on an FMLA claim related to her termination.