There are three components of medical trend - knowing which one you can influence is key to controlling costs over time. Read more »

In the ordinary course of commencing employment a new employee will execute a W-4, Withholding Exemption Certificate, to inform his or her employer of the correct filing status and number of exemptions... Read more »

With sexual harassment lawsuits on the rise, both supervisorsand employees should know what qualifies as sexual harassment and how to avoid it. Read more »

In a case with potential national implications, a New Jersey court recently held in a case of first impression that employers have a legal obligation to investigate an employee’s activities when they... Read more »

By now, we all (hopefully) have our Family and Medical Leave Act “FMLA” procedures down to a science. After twelve years of practice, most employers are very familiar with the basic eligibility... Read more »

In many, if not all, employment discrimination lawsuits both the employer-defendant and the plaintiffs realize that there is a statistical disparity between the protected and non-protected employee groups at issue in the... Read more »

The United States Supreme Court recently addressed retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights (“Title VII”) in Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Sheila White, __S.Ct. __, 2006... Read more »

The passionate debates surrounding immigration reform have receded from metropolitan marches back into Capital Hill offices.  While most issues are seen as too polarizing to aggressively address, one relatively innocuous area has... Read more »

Telecommuting (also called telework) can be a great boon, or a nightmare. Some employers find that it allows their employees to be more productive, and to get more work done. Other employers... Read more »