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Employment Law Tip: Practical Tips to Avoid Race Claims
Last year, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received over 27,000 race discrimination complaints, a good indication that employers should be paying closer attention to how they can avoid race bias disputes in their own workplaces. Here are some practical tips you can use:
Supreme Court: Medical Residents Must Pay Social Security Taxes
Yesterday, in one of its first rulings of 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that medical residents are considered employees when it comes to social security taxes. In Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research v. United States, Mayo challenged regulations issued by the Treasury Department that clarify what types of students are not […]
Tip One: Require a Certification
–Have a doctor certify all FMLA leave for medical reasons. You’re entitled to ask for a second or even a third opinion. Go to Tip Two
Youth Workers: New Law Will Bar Cell Phone Use by Teen Drivers
Governor Schwarzenegger has signed a new law that will prohibit teen drivers from using cell phones. Come July 1, 2008, the new measure, S.B. 33, will make it illegal for teens under age 18 to use wireless phones or other wireless communication devices while driving, even if a hands-free device is used. Note that this […]
Short Takes: Earthquakes
A few employees are worried about “earthquake-proofing” our offices. What can you suggest?
Wage Settlements Across Canada Slow Down — More in Private Sector
Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) reports that wage settlements in unionized companies this year (January to August 2009) have averaged 2.4 percent. The results are based on 237 agreements covering 632,000 employees. Wage adjustments are averaging 2.5 percent in the public sector and 1.9 percent in the private sector. See www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/labour/labour_relations/info_analysis. The spread between public- […]
Government Proposal Refines Reform Fees on Health Plans
A proposed rule put on public display Nov. 26 adjusts Transitional Reinsurance Program rules and tries to put out fires left burning by the ever-moving target of health care reform. For example, it proposes a lower contribution level insurers and self-funded plans would pay in 2015 to a transitional reinsurance fund, and gives employers the […]
Part-timers—What Benefits Should They Get?
By BLR Founder and CEO Bob Brady Increasingly, part-timers are taking on important roles in our prganizations. Whether they are soon-to-retire veterans or new-to-the-workforce grads hoping to get to fulltime, they all want benefits. Where should you draw the line on who gets benefits and what they get? Today’s survey will help you figure it […]
News Notes: Labor Commissioner Clarifies Wage Protection For Undocumented Workers
Seeking to clear up confusion arising from the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that undocumented workers who are victims of unfair labor practices aren’t entitled to recover back pay, the California Department of Industrial Relations has released a statement clarifying its wage enforcement policy. The department’s position is that all California workers—whether or not they’re legally […]