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News Notes: Interest Rates Limited On Benefit Plan Loans For Service Members
Under a little-known federal law—the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act—the maximum interest rate that may be charged to active military service members for obligations incurred before active duty is limited to 6%. And now the federal Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration has announced that this interest cap applies to employee benefit plan loans. Federal […]
California And Six Other States Adjusting The Minimum Wage
News Notes: Undocumented Workers Encouraged To File Complaints
Under a new policy, the U.S. Department of Labor and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, which oversees government contractors, will no longer inspect I-9 forms when visiting a worksite to follow up on worker complaints about labor violations. The policy shift is an attempt to encourage undocumented employees to file such complaints without […]
News Notes: Employers Continue To Be Targeted
Discrimination lawsuits doubled between 1992 and 1996, according to a new report from the U.S. Courts’ Administrative Office. And the problem is likely to get worse. In May, we reported that employers paid record amounts to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over the last few years. Now top EEOC lawyers have promised to step […]
Employment Law Tip: Workplace Giving for Hurricane Victims
In the wake of the recent hurricane that has devastated parts of the Gulf Coast and left thousands homeless, many employers across the country are organizing charitable giving campaigns in their workplaces to enable employees and the employer, often in the form of matching gifts, to help the hurricane victims. Here’s online contact information for […]
News Notes: High Court Issues New Travel Time Ruling
The California Supreme Court recently ruled that an agricultural employer has to compensate farm workers for their travel time to and from work. The workers were required to report to a company parking lot each morning to take their employer’s buses to their worksite. The court noted that employers may provide free transportation to employees without […]
News Notes: High Court Strikes Down NLRB Standard For Employers Suing Unions
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the National Labor Relations Board erred when it found BE&K Construction Co. guilty of unfair labor practices for suing several unions to stop their campaign against the company. BE&K sued after the unions picketed and distributed leaflets to force the company to build a power plant using only […]
News Notes: Workers’ Compensation Hike On The Way
The state Insurance Commissioner has recommended a 10.5% increase in the pure premium rates for workers’ compensation insurance as of Jan. 1, 2003. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau had requested a 13.4% increase, but the commissioner questioned some of the bureau’s future cost estimates.