It happens all the time. An employee departs either voluntarily or involuntarily under unpleasant circumstances. The employer believes the employee isnt deserving of receiving a check?often a sizable one?for unused... Read more »
Heres what I know: consumer-driven health plans (CDHP), structured correctly, can control costs for employers, provide employees the financial resource necessary to obtain health care services and improve benefits for companies... Read more »
Sometimes you may get the feeling that judges and legislators have complete control over your employment relationship with your employees. While there are laws that regulate some aspects of employment anti-discrimination statutes,... Read more »
The Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' (OFCCP) final regulations defining "Internet Applicants" and setting forth new recordkeeping requirements went into effect on February 6, 2006. Although the regulations... Read more »
The creation of an employer-employee relationship imposes many obligations on the employer verifying authorization to work on the I-9 form, providing workers' compensation insurance, paying payroll taxes, and on and on. Many... Read more »
Many managers view employee performance evaluations as a bothersome chore. After all, compiling an annual evaluation for each employee is time-consuming and distracting, especially for those who supervise large numbers of employees.... Read more »
Administering the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is enough to give even the most patient human resources professional a migraine. Faced with new and creative requests by employees for time off,... Read more »
Most all of us have our list of New Year’s resolutions. The question
for employers is… Is a review of your organization’s
Employee Handbook on that list? If you’re like most employers,
this is something... Read more »
Do you have the right people in your company? Before you say
“yes,” have you ever hired the wrong person for a job?
It’s a very easy mistake to make, isn’t it? Would... Read more »
The recent adoption of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) has prompted significant concerns about valuation practices relating to stock options and other forms of equity compensation. This Legal Update... Read more »