by Girish Anand | Oct 15, 2013 | Random Musings
As the two factions in the nation's capital spin their takes on what happens if a new debt-ceiling accord is not reached by Thursday, Oct. 17, the rarely mentioned facts behind the battle show that there's enough money in the coffers to keep running the...
by Girish Anand | Oct 15, 2013 | Random Musings
Now this probably has only tangential relevance to labor law compliance, but today (Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013) marks the fifth annual celebration of Ada Lovelace Day. Daughter of the poet Lord Byron (illegitimately), Ms. Lovelace penned what techies have come to...
by Girish Anand | Oct 9, 2013 | Personnel Concepts, Random Musings
Companies that follow Congress's suggestion and auto-enroll their employees in 401(k) defined-contribution retirement plans indeed see higher participation rates — 71 to 67 percent — but also appear more reluctant to chip in company matching funds, a...
by Girish Anand | Oct 8, 2013 | Random Musings
Stung by what they see as a leftward tilt by politicians in the state capital of Denver, residents of 11 rural counties in Colorado are voting in November whether to secede from the state. The litany of local complaints range from green energy to gay rights, but the...
by Girish Anand | Oct 8, 2013 | Random Musings
Earlier, we reported how French labor law enforcement officials had sniffed out Sephora for staying open too late on the Champs d'Elysees, and now they want discount carrier Ryanair to treat its employees equally under French labor laws and are levying a $13...
by Girish Anand | Sep 24, 2013 | Random Musings
It's not the only store on the Champs-Elysees in Paris that stays open past 9 p.m., the official closing time for all stores in the country according to French law, but it's been "stabbed" by labor unions and forced to observe the curfew, says a...