Employers should prepare now to file H-1B petitions for their
professional-level prospective foreign employees on April 1, 2007. That is
the first allowable filing date for work to begin on October 1, which is
the... Read more »
Over the past decade, e-mail technology has enhanced our ability to
communicate and changed the way that many of us work. Although this
technology has numerous benefits associated with its use, it also has
potential... Read more »
The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (the "PPA") created a new rollover opportunity for non-spouse designated beneficiaries under qualified retirement plans (including 401(k) plans), 403(b) annuity plans and governmental 457 plans. The... Read more »
The EEO-1 Report – formally known as the “Employer Information
Report” – is a government form requiring many employers to
provide a count of their employees by job category and then by ethnicity,
race and... Read more »
Life in any organization will involve differences, or what most refer to as conflict. Its not if but when and about what the conflict will occur. Despite the certainty, an irony exists... Read more »
A female forklift operator complains of inappropriate remarks and is
reassigned to strenuous, less desirable duties, albeit within her job
description. Is this retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964? In... Read more »
In the event of avian flu or other health crisis, employers likely will
face mass absenteeism of employees who become ill or must care for family
members or friends or choose not to come... Read more »
Earlier this month, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2007-7 (the
“Notice”) to provide guidance on a number of provisions in the
Pension Protection Act of 2006 (the “PPA”). The following is a
summary of... Read more »
In today’s environment where sexual and other harassment cases have
exploded in number in all workplace settings, you unintentionally may be
placing your organization at risk if you are approaching this subject by
burying your... Read more »
With the stated purpose of reaffirming its commitment to end race-based
discrimination in employment, the US Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC) revised its long-standing Compliance Manual on April 19,
2006, to address what it calls... Read more »