As federal, state, and local governments push more and more U.S. employers to deny hiring unauthorized workers, the question of whether to use the E-Verify system comes u ...

On January 22, 2009, President Obama signed the Lilly (Lily) Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (LLFPA). Reflecting the significance of the legislation and ...

Increasing attention has been paid to the work-family conflicts facing employees. No federal statute specifically prohibits discrimination against employees with non-medical caregiving obligat ...

To draft better contracts with service providers, attention must be paid to the boilerplate language. This is the routine language regarding non-key provisions of the contract that is o ...

William Kennedy designated his wife, Liv Kennedy, as the beneficiary under an ERISA-based plan. The parties divorced, and Liv Kennedy disclaimed any interest in the plan, but Mr. Kenned ...

The Metropolitan Government’s (Metro) human resources department initiated a harassment investigation of Metro’s employee relations director. Veronica Frazier, who was assig ...

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The United States is facing an enormous financial crisis. This devastating decline in the nation's economy, and the election of Barack Obama and the strong gains made, generally, by the Democratic Party in national elections foreshadows changes in labo ...

The H-1B visa program requires employers to pay at least the prevailing wage level in the community in which employees work. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hired eleven alien p ...