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Walking Time: Toyota Offers $4.5 Million to Resolve Walking Time Dispute; Four Ways to Contain Costs
Paycheck Cashing Bills Pending
Rates of Pay: Court Says Pay Required for All Hours Worked—Even If Paycheck Still Averages Out to Minimum Wage
DOL Addresses Employer-Provided Housing During FMLA Leave
Why Do Execs Leave Their Jobs?
International Financial Firm Settles Big Wage-Hour Suit
Gender Pay Gap Remains Wide
Employer Reporting: New EEO-1 Form Finalized
For the first time in four decades, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has made big changes to the EEO-1 Report, which provides the government with workforce profiles by ethnicity, race, and gender, divided into job categories. According to the EEOC, the new format “recognizes the shifting demographics of today’s workplace” and will provide […]
Employment Law Tip: Protect Your Trade Secrets
As the Yahoo! suit against MForma Inc. highlights, things can get ugly if you suspect former employees have walked off with your trade secrets and joined a competitor. The best way to head off trade secrets disputes—and the potentially disastrous business consequences of your trade secrets getting into a competitor’s hands—is to take steps on […]