Who is considered a "supervisor" in a harassment case? Can a university consider race when making undergraduate admissions decisions? Is a court permitted to rewrite contractual language of benefits plans, effectively changing the terms of the plan? Thes

We all knew that the Affordable Care Act was going to require some changes to employers' group health plans and related documentation. Many employers held off on making modifications to see how things would shake out at the Supreme Court. It's been two mo

Would you like to increase productivity, boost employee satisfaction and morale, and cut costs associated with turnover, absences, and health care? If so, a wellness program may be just what you need! Wellness programs have evolved from simple subsidies

Crafting a compensation system is never easy. But it gets more complicated when we're talking about professional services firms. Aside from the salary and benefits basics common to all systems, there are special issues in professional services firms that

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If the unthinkable happened at your workplace, would you know what to do? More importantly, doyou know how to prevent the unthinkable from happening in the first place? Last Friday, a disgruntled former employee of a business near the Empire State Buildi

Bullying. From school playgrounds to corporate conference rooms to international arenas, bullying is an unfortunate reality in today's society. We all agree that bullying needs to end. When it comes to bullying in the workplace, some think that legislati

"M' yeah, I'm gonna need you to go ahead and not complain about this, mmmkay?" We all know bosses like Bill Lumbergh. As frustrating as it might be, working for Lumbergh really isn't that bad. He hassles you about TPS reports and makes you work weekends,

Last November, OFCCP proposed a 7% workforce utilization goal for individuals with disabilities, The proposed goal would impact the way employers conduct their outreach and recruiting efforts, the processes and procedures they use for handling requests fo

According to a recent poll, HR managers say that dealing with time off and leave issues is their #2 concern, second only to recruitment and retention. The laws governing leave and time off issues are very complex, and there are no clear-cut answers to lea