And You Thought the Bailout Was Bad: Employment Law Risks in the Current Financial Crisis

As the current economic crisis escalates and governmental plans to provide billions of dollars to intervene in the capital markets take shape, financial institutions and other businesses are being forced to restructure their operations through... Read more »

DOL Issues Final Regulations Under ERISA Cross Trade Exemption

On October 7, 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor published final regulations, mandated by the Pension Protection Act of 2006, to implement the new statutory exemption for cross trades of securities involving large ERISA-governed employee... Read more »

A New Political Environment for Labor and Employment Issues

The election of Barack Obama as President and the Democratic gains in Congress mean that employers face a new legislative, regulatory, and enforcement environment on labor and employment issues. Employers should use the transition period... Read more »

Summary of Key Provisions of the Revised FMLA Regulations That Take Effect January 16

On November 17, 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor published final regulations implementing the 2008 amendments to the Family and Medical Leave Act. Employers should act quickly to update their FMLA policies before these regulations... Read more »

Long Awaited FMLA Regulations Released

The United States Department of Labor has released final revised regulations implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act.  The revised regulations are over 750 pages in length and adopt most of the positions the DOL... Read more »

Coping with FMLA Intermittent Leave: Some Relief From the Courts

A recent decision provides some relief to employers over the troubling issue of intermittent leave mandated, in some circumstances, by the Family Medical Leave Act.The FMLA imposes extraordinary burdens on employers to accommodate eligible employees... Read more »

15 Ways to Stay Focused With Effective Time Management

Let's face it, there's a lot going on out there. Our economy is on the fritz and every news story tells us that one more multimillion dollar company needs a government bailout.... Read more »

Are your rewards outstanding or do they reflect your true performance?

Many business leaders and managers get frustrated when things don't go as planned. It hurts when you have worked every hour that god sends and you have usually been the last one... Read more »

Confusion in the Ranks

I have read article after article regarding the importance of employee retention. I have also read in a recent survey the American Society of Training and Development that the following are ranked... Read more »

Time Away From Work

Everyone needs time away from work. Employers who provide time off benefits for their employees are showing them that they truly care for each employee's well-being. Having a work-life balance is hard... Read more »