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Through increased fines and a proposed regulation defending its "no-match letter" program, the federal government continues to enforce the prohibition against illegal employment. Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) increased civil fines for employers ...
Effective July 1, 2008, the optional standard mileage rate will increase from 50.5 cents per mile to 58.5 cents per mile for determining the reimbursed amount of employee expenses in operating an automobile for business purposes.
...Many employers have written policies stating that the computers, blackberries, and other electronic devices are owned by the Company; that the Company reserves the right to review all emails, text messages, and so on that are sent on Company equipment; that employees should have no ...
The Second Circuit's ruling in Westrec Marina Management v. Arrowood Indemnity Co. is a warning to employers to report potential claims to their insurance carrier as soon as possible or face denial of coverage. In Westrec, an employee filed a charge of discrimination ...
The Ninth Circuit's holding in Gribben v. United Parcel Service illustrates the principle that employing an overly technical analysis to determine an employer’s obligations to its employees under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") is risky. The ADA requires employers to provide reasonable ...
Last week, a California appellate court decided Advanced-Tech Security Services, holding that the Labor Code does not require an employer to compensate an employee at a rate higher than one and one-half times the regular rate of pay for overtime hours worked on a work ...
Recently, we have seen a rise in retaliation claims filed by current and former employees. Courts continue to grant new rights to such complaining employees. On May 27, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two decisions clarifying additional ways for employees ...
On May 21, 2008, President Bush signed into law a bill forbidding insurance companies and employers from discriminating against an individual based on their genetic information. Advocates of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, aka the GINA, contend that it is "the first ...
On May 15, 2008, the California Supreme Court held that California laws limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples violated same-sex couples' rights under the California Constitution. The Court explained that, "in view of the substance and significance of the fundamental right to form a ...
Section 403(b) annuity plans have historically been governed by a hodgepodge of Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") rulings and regulations dating back to 1964. In 2007, however, the IRS finalized new, comprehensive regulations that are generally effective January 1, 2009. Schools and ...