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By Stefanie Renaud, Esq., of Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C. Telecommuting is one of the fastest growing employment trends in the United States, up 103% since 2005. Today, over 3.7 million employees telecommute at least half the time. Undoubtedly, that number will continue to grow, because 85% of Millennials, who compose the largest generation in […]
by Isabelle East-Richard Throughout Canada, whether under article 2088 of the Civil Code of Québec in Quebec or the common law elsewhere, employees have a duty to act faithfully and honestly toward their employer once the employment relationship has ended. That is the case even when there is no noncompetition clause in an employment contract. […]
by H. Juanita M. Beecher Contractors entering into federal contracts on or after January 1, 2017, must comply with the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new regulations requiring them to provide workers 56 hours of paid sick leave a year. The regulations implement President Barack Obama’s Executive Order 13706, which was issued on September 7, […]
Low-wage workers in cities across the country carried signs and voiced demands for higher pay last week, but those strikes and similar work stoppages last May differ from traditional walkouts. Unlike in most strikes, the picketers aren’t part of a union although they are getting encouragement from organized labor, especially from the Service Employees International […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we featured attorney Jonathan A. Segal’s take on the most common mistakes in discipline and termination. Today, more of his practical advice, and an introduction to a unique training system that will help all your supervisors and managers avoid lawsuits Segal, a partner in the Philadelphia office of law firm Duane Morris, […]
Have you ever had a coworker who just loved to decorate the workspace? How did they decorate their space? Typically it’s sports paraphernalia, travel memorabilia, kids’ drawings, etc., but a few take it a bit further. In a recent survey, The Creative Group asked advertising and marketing executives to describe the strangest or most surprising […]
Nearly three-quarters (72%) of chief HR officers (CHROs) say they are not satisfied with the level of insight they extract from their company data, according to a new survey by Consero Group, an international leader in creating high-level, invitation-only events for senior executives. The results were reported as part of Consero Group’s 2015 Chief HR […]
A new ruling from the federal appeals court that covers California demonstrates how you can get hit with a retaliation claim following an employee’s request for a reasonable accommodation—even if it turns out the employee wasn’t disabled. The court also pointed out that travel restrictions don’t qualify as limitations on a major life activity for […]
Unless Congress acts soon, employees will once again have less to use for mass transit expenses under qualified transportation fringe benefit plans, and employers will once again have to lower the limits they allow under QTFBs at the end of the year. The mass transit component of QTFBs, which covers expenses incurred in commuting to […]
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is proposing to expand its existing Missing Participants Program to cover terminated 401(k) plans and most other defined contribution plans, as well as certain defined benefit plans that aren’t currently covered by the program.