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By BLR Founder and CEO Bob Brady Whatever you felt about it, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—arguably the most far-reaching piece of social legislation in the last several decades—is now law. Employers around the country—including BLR—are scrambling to figure out what the upcoming changes mean. It’s a huge challenge because federal regulators haven’t […]
by Stephen Stine We aren’t getting any younger, and neither are your employees. As a result, employers are increasingly having to confront age-related issues that may lead to legal liability. These issues arise not only in the context of hiring and firing decisions but also in the design of benefit plans. To ensure your benefit […]
by Lorraine Yeomans The 2010 state legislative sessions have kicked off across the nation, and one of the first pieces of legislation to be signed into law this year was a bill legalizing the use of medical marijuana. On January 18, as one of his last acts before leaving office, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we covered the first six of Attorney Barbara Meister Cummins’ Top 10 least desirable quotes from managers. Today, 7 through 10, plus we’ll introduce a unique 10-minute training program. Cummins, principal of the Law Offices of Barbara Meister Cummins in New York City, offered her Top 10 at a Human Resources Association […]
In today’s Advisor, Attorney Barbara Meister Cummins shares the 10 most lawsuit-attracting lines she hears from managers. Fortunately, she says, managers can be easily trained to avoid them. Cummins, principal of the Law Offices of Barbara Meister Cummins in New York City, offered her remarks at a Human Resources Association of New York Legal Conference. […]
By Dominique Launay In the province of Quebec, a woman was asked to leave two different French classes in Montreal. The woman, a recent immigrant from Egypt, refused to remove her face cover. After being allowed to sit at the front of the class (so all men were behind her) and make presentations with her […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we addressed the tricky issue of "Qualifying Exigency"; today we tackle the other half of the military FMLA tangle, servicemember caregiver leave, and we take a look at the "FMLA bible." An eligible employee is entitled to a total of up to 26 workweeks of leave during any single 12-month period if […]
The following is a list of the bestselling hardcover business books as ranked by the Wall Street Journal with data from Nielsen BookScan on April 12. 1.The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis. The sequel to #1 best-selling Liar’s Poker examines the issue of who understood the risk inherent in the assumption […]
The IRS recently released Form W-11, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act Employee Affidavit. The HIRE Act (H.R. 2847), a jobs bill President Barack Obama signed into law on March 18, 2010, provides tax breaks to employers that hire unemployed workers or individuals who were working only part-time in 2010. Under the HIRE Act, […]
"Qualifying exigency"—one of two types of military FMLA leave, and one of those great regulatory terms that gives the illusion of clarity but is hard to pin down in the real world. The FMLA allows qualified employees with family members actively or formerly in the military to take leave under two circumstances: qualifying exigency (we’ll […]