Ergonomics Standard Moves Forward
After long delays the U.S. Department of Labor finally published its national ergonomic proposal, whichwill cover more than 1.6 million work sites. It is ... Read story
U.S. Department of Labor
Why I Avoid Government Contracts
By Charles George | Jun 1, 1982
The Davis-Bacon Act, a relic from the Depression, inflates costs on federal construction projects and discourages small builders from bidding on them. Read story
Minimum Wage
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) is in a sense the basic law controlling employment and compensation issues in the United States. FLSA mandates... Read story
Managing People: Helping care for the kids.
By Inc Staff | Mar 1, 1989
Survey showing nine work-schedule policies and the percentage of small companies that offer these benefits. Read story
Free Help from Uncle Sam
By Ellyn E. Spragins | Jun 1, 1991
Employee-skills testing programs available through the U.S. Department of Labor. Read story
Wall Postings
By Ellyn E. Spragins | Aug 1, 1991
Available government labor law posters which display all federal regulations. Read story
Naturalizing Foreign Workers
By Phaedra Hise | Jan 1, 1994
The three-step process of backing a foreign-born worker's bid for a green card. Read story
Worker Leave Rules to be Updated
By Alexandra Zendrian | Feb 8, 2008
The U.S. Department of Labor is expected to release updated regulations related to the Family and Medical Leave Act as early as next wee... Read story
What's Your Leave Policy?
Jan 1, 1995
The U.S. Department of Labor's Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) went into effect in 1993, but you still have to create your own leave policyby filling ... Read story
Sounding the Sirens
Apr 23, 2003
With budget deficits growing, government-sponsored programs for small businesses are being cut back or altered. Yet many government resources are still av... Read story
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By Sara Delano | Jun 1, 1981
THERE'LL BE LESS PAPERWORK for employers who offer membership in health maintenance organizations, thanks to recently adopted changes in reporting and dis... Read story
Career Planning and Changing
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, those born between 1957 and 1964 (the end of the baby boom generation) held 10.2 jobs on average during their f... Read story
Overtime
Overtime is work done by hourly employees beyond the regular work hours per week. Any work over forty hours per week for an hourly worker is considered ov... Read story
Business Birth and Death Rates
By Alessandra Bianchi | Feb 1, 1993
Chart showing combined business birth and death rates for 1982-1992. Read story
Employment of Minors
Businesses in some industries rarely utilize minors as employees, but in many other sectors teenagers comprise a large component of the total work force; ... Read story
Census Data
The U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 2) mandates that a census ("enumeration") of the population be conducted at 10-year intervals. The first census ... Read story
Power to the People
By Ashley Korenblat | May 1, 1994
CEO finds that relinquishing control often produces surprising results, but pluses outweigh the minuses. Read story
Explore the Benefits of Alternative Dispute Resolution
By Martin Payson | May 1, 1999
QUESTION: I' ve been reading a lot about how employers can resolve internal employee complaints, such as sexual harassment complaints, without goi... Read story
Health Maintenance Organizations and Preferred Provider Organizations
Related Terms: Employee Benefits ; Read story
Red Tape: Are You Cheating Your Employees?
By Christopher Caggiano | Feb 1, 2003
Litigation from wage-and-hour disputes is skyrocketing. And you may be breaking the law without even knowing it. Read story
Hearing: Employers Rely on Immigrants
May 11, 2007
Immigration reform needs to balance national security issues with access to qualified employees to offset an expected labor shortage in the years ahead, s... Read story
Tax Incentives for Hiring in a Tight Labor Market
By Barbara Weltman | Jun 3, 2000
Having trouble finding employees? The tax law provides incentives for hiring certain individuals you might not otherwise have considered. W... Read story
Labor Surplus Area
Labor surplus areas (LSAs) are government-designated towns and counties that have experienced severe unemployment. These area are designated by the govern... Read story
Resources for Businesses Affected by the Attacks
Sep 25, 2001
NEW YORK AREA RESOURCES Business Services and Building Re-Occupancy Information , The official New York City Web s... Read story
Part-Time Employees
Part-time employees typically work fewer hours in a day or during a work week than full-time employees; the latter are typically employed for 40 hours. Pa... Read story
Choosing Job-Description Software
By Michael P. Cronin | Feb 1, 1993
Guidelines for choosing a database of adaptable job descriptions (for employers challenged under the ADA). Read story
Start-Up News: Hire Yourself
By Martha E. Mangelsdorf | Sep 1, 1994
A quick look at some recent research that suggests a little governmental encouragement boosts the rate of start-ups. Read story
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