The effects of the recession on workers' savings has forced many to put off retirement a little longer. It's also spurred a troubling workplace trend. (more…)
Employment Law
Here's something companies of all stripes should remember: Slashing the work hours of disabled employees can leave them wide open to lawsuits. (more…)
For employers, it's best not to let sexual harassment claims be decided by a jury -- especially when there was ample warning about the problem before it ended up in court. (more…)
Here's a good reason to make sure your workers are classified correctly: The feds have made it crystal clear they mean to come after any employer they suspect of classifying employees incorrectly. (more…)
Remember, those written classification analysis documents the feds said you'll have to create for every exempt employee on staff? Well, you'll get at least another year before you have to worry about them. (more…)
Let HR and Benefits know: The Department of Labor (DOL) just announced that it plans to issue new rules that would expand the current provisions of the the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). (more…)
Overtime issues affect employers of all stripes – as Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (a.k.a., Lady Gaga) recently found out. (more…)
Before the curtain closes on 2011, we're taking one last look at the most-popular Resourceful Finance Pro stories of the past year. Based on your clicks (thanks for reading!), here are the top 10 stories of 2011. (more…)
It’s not 1975 anymore, but in many cases women are still earning less than their male counterparts. And that can be a problem for Finance. (Though it isn’t always.) (more…)
Everybody has one of those days. But when this employee chose to blow off some steam on Facebook, it got him and four co-workers fired. Was that company’s move legal? (more…)
Handling Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requests correctly is a challenge for even the most seasoned managers, and there's a bill in Congress right now would impact employers' current FMLA responsibilities. (more…)
Here’s yet another example of just how serious the feds are about taking action against companies it believes incorrectly classified full-time employees as independent contractors (ICs). (more…)
