by Girish Anand | Sep 30, 2009 | Random Musings
Worse, nearly 85 percent of those surveyed by Mansfield Communications said they feel pressured to come to work even if they come down with the H1N1 swine flu because of the tough economy. Nearly 70 percent also said their employers have communicated nothing and made...
by Girish Anand | Sep 29, 2009 | Federal Labor Law
The Department of Labor (DOL) and its Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recovered some $1.4 billion in unpaid overtime and other wages in the eight-year period ending in 2008, and that was under the Bush administration, which has been accused of lax enforcement by the...
by Girish Anand | Sep 28, 2009 | Random Musings
The Social Security system has been deluged by unemployed Baby Boomers–many of whom would still be working in better times–who are signing up for retirement benefits at a record clip. Social Security applications are up 23 percent this year, and disability...
by Girish Anand | Sep 25, 2009 | EEOC
Be careful. Here’s the official Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) definition given at a recent training seminar: Religion includes not only traditional organized religion, but also "moral or ethical beliefs as to what is right and wrong...
by Girish Anand | Sep 24, 2009 | Health Care Reform, HIPAA, Minimum Wage Law
They ain’t publicizing it, but it’s there: A harm threshold in the Interim Final Rule published yesterday (Sept. 23, 2009) by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that lets covered entities avoid ever admitting to a private health information...