Last week the New York Attorney General's Office ruled that employers in that state cannot require their employees to waive unemployment benefits. The ruling stems from an arbitration filed by…
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The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency has announced a reduction of its unemployment taxes due to a $500 reduction in the state's Taxable Wage Base to $9,000. This reduction equates to…
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501(c) Agencies Trust member YWCA York (PA) was in the news this week after their program for discouraging underage drinking earned a state grant for the fourth year in a…
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The biggest problem with hiring is that people are hiring people. Too often our internal biases get in the way and we ignore a quality candidate because we are not…
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has determined that Title VII's prohibitions on sex discrimination extend to discrimination based on an individual's sexual orientation. This decision overturns past EEOC decisions.…
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The firm, Landry's Inc., produced a social media policy that the National Labor Relations Board's General Counsel rejected earlier this year. The reason for the rejection was due impart to the…
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The forty hour work week and nine to five office hours may be dead - or at least dying. Technology now allows workers to not only work anywhere but at…
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According to WCSH in Maine, the Maine DOL overpays $1 for every $5 spent on unemployment claims by the state. In the end, that is an annual overpayment of roughly…
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The past few years have seen new innovative leave policies in several sectors. Well recognized brands have increased their leave policies and some have even created unlimited leave policies. Unfortunately,…
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The legal differences between an employee and an independent contractor are under new scrutiny from the Department of Labor (DOL). Last week DOL issued a new interpretationregarding worker classification as…
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