Its no surprise to anyone that there is a gender gap in the American workplace. It is well publicized that men continue to earn higher salaries (on an average basis) and... Read more »

When I help employers prepare an employee handbook, they typically question the efficacy of an arbitration agreement. Erroneously, they believe that an arbitration provision is unenforceable, or will be held unconscionable... Read more »

The United States Supreme Court in Larue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates, Inc. February 20 ruled that although Section 502(a)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) generally does... Read more »

Even though the workings of the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRB" or "the Act") can have a tremendous impact on a company, too many employers have a woefully inadequate knowledge of the various aspects of... Read more »

Are you or someone in your workplace considering making a career change, upgrading skills or attending school? Do you have a career bound family member? How do you go about identifying an... Read more »

On February 14, 2008, the U.S. Department of Labors Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released guidance to the agencys national and regional offices on the types of health promotion and disease management... Read more »

Many have heard the following advice when hiring a contractor to perform construction or remodeling work on ones home ? ?Beware of the low bid.? These words of advice can also... Read more »

Lost in the turmoil over the constitutionality of same sex marriage are the state statutes that already provide benefits to same sex partners, whether or not their unions are sanctioned as marriages. Vermont, Hawaii, New... Read more »

The Second Circuit decided recently that a reduction in force that selected the 31 employees based on performance and relevance of skills had a discriminatory impact upon employees over 40 years old. The case is... Read more »