Employment Law





Recent Employment Law Articles

Obama Cracks Down on Use of Contractors

The IRS plans to audit 6,000 companies over the next three years in a bid to crack down on companies that erroneously classify employees as independent contr...  Read more

Medical Marijuana Laws Leave Employers Dazed and Confused

It's now legal to smoke pot for medical reasons in 14 states. What does that mean for employee policy?  Read more

Do You Have to Pay Employees for Snow Days?

You still need to hand over a paycheck for a snow day in most cases, according to the Labor Department.   Read more

PetSmart Fires Employee Who Brought Dog to Work

PetSmart fired employee Eric Favetta for "theft of services" after he parked Gizmo, his 3-year-old Belgian Malinois, in the store's doggie daycare facility.  Read more

Law Bars Employers From Genetic Discrimination

A recently finalized law will make it illegal for employers to take their employees' genetic information into account in hiring and firing decisions.  Read more

Protecting Company Secrets [Audio]

Every company has secrets. But what's to prevent an employee from jumping ship and sharing this information? Non-compete agreements. And they're becoming ...  Watch video

Do Your Employees Qualify for Overtime? [Audio]

There’s a good chance you might be shortchanging your staff. Reporter Ryan McCarthy explains.   Watch video

The Home Depot

Bernie Marcus, founder of The Home Depot, addresses how Sarbanes-Oxley affects small business owners today. He encourages all small business owners to get...  Watch video

A New Wrinkle on Age Bias

It just got easier to file age discrimination claims. Is your business at risk?  Read more

Keeping Business Records for Tax Purposes

There's no time like the present to start getting your paperwork in order for next year's tax season.  Read more

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