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Greening the Workplace: Put Your Company Ahead of the Curve
Recycling bins in the break room and copy room? Check. Water cooler installed to cut down on bottled water consumption? Check. Recycled paper for internal copying and printing? Check.
Faint response to economic upturn: Pension funding takes a tumble in 2011
The economy may have slowly crept back up last year (as ABC News writes here; see also the Jan. 6 economic report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics), but that doesn’t mean that everything is rebounding. A new analysis by actuarial firm Milliman shows that the funding deficit for 100 of the largest pension plans […]
New Ruling on Liability for Injuries to Contractor’s Employee
In a series of cases in recent years, the California Supreme Court has discussed the circumstances under which an employee of an independent contractor can sue the hirer of that contractor for work-related injuries, rather that just collect workers’ compensation benefits. Now the high court has further clarified when you can be sued for damages […]
Arbitration: High Court Rules That Class-Wide Arbitration May Be Available-Even If Arbitration Agreement Doesn’t Say So
When an arbitration agreement is silent about whether class actions are permitted, it is up to an arbitrator to interpret the agreement to decide whether a claim can go forward as a class action, according to a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling.Although the mandatory arbitration agreement in this case involved a home loan, the high […]
Proposed Meal Period Regulation Lapses
California employers have been looking forward to a new regulation that would add some flexibility to the law requiring meal and rest breaks for employees. But the wait will be longer than anticipated.
Wage and Hour: Minimum Wage Hikes Across the Nation
Californians aren’t the only ones who will see a boost in the minimum wage come January 1. During the Nov. 7, 2006 elections held across the nation, voters in six states approved measures to raise their minimum wage rates. Ohio and Colorado voters approved increases to $6.85, Arizona voters approved a minimum wage of $6.75, […]
Whistleblowers: Supreme Court Scales Back Whistleblower Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a new ruling that limits the right of whistleblowers to recover a slice of the damages paid by government contractors whose violations are exposed. Engineer James Stone filed a lawsuit under the Federal False Claims Act (FCA), charging Boeing Co. made false statements regarding safety and environmental issues at […]
Ways and Means Okays Bill to Repeal OTC Rules
Employers and plan administrators that find the over-the-counter drug rules put in place by the health care reform law to be onerous may have relief, if the Ways and Means Committee has its way. The committee on May 31 in a 24-9 vote ordered H.R. 5842, the Restoring Access to Medication Act, reported to the […]