by Girish Anand | Aug 31, 2012 | Federal Labor Law, Random Musings
The hamburger-flipping mantra of the 1980s seems to be playing out at last. Back then, critics of the 1983 recovery claimed the new jobs being created were all, or mostly all, hamburger-flipping positions. That scenario is closer to the truth now that we're deep...
by Girish Anand | Aug 30, 2012 | I-9, ICE, USCIS
In a much-publicized case, an I-9 audit of the Chipotle fast-casual restaurant chain in Minnesota resulted in the company's dismissing 450 employees as unverified workers. Subsequent to that, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials carried out further...
by Girish Anand | Aug 29, 2012 | EEOC
Two Commissioners of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will go on a cross-country tour in September to explain and discuss the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA). The series of training seminars is aimed at employment law...
by Girish Anand | Aug 29, 2012 | Employee Benefits Administration
When economic troubles began percolating in 2007-2008, many companies dropped their 401(k) matching-contribution programs to save money. Now a survey by the Charles Schwab Corp. shows that not only has that trend been reversed, but more companies are now offering...
by Girish Anand | Aug 27, 2012 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) since the program's inception in 2010 has placed 288 companies in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP), but just recently listed the steps in the process for those companies to be removed from the...