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Monthly Archives: July 2011
DOL Gives Pension Plan Service Providers More Time to Disclose Fees
The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced an extension of the effective date for new rules requiring pension plan service providers to disclose their fees to pension plan fiduciaries. The rules were to take effect Jan. 1, 2012. The new … Continue reading
US Airways, Pilots Union in Fight Over Alleged Slowdown
Strikes and slowdowns were once potent weapons that unions used to pressure their employers to agree to their terms at the negotiating table. They’re less so these days with the decline in union membership. That’s why it’s worth watching the … Continue reading
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Tagged pilots union, Railway Labor Act, slowdown, US Airways
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Temp Agency Violated ADA, EEOC Alleges
A temporary employment agency violated the Americans With Disabilities Act by denying an employee who suffered an epileptic seizure the opportunity to return to his employer, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged today. The commission said that although the employee … Continue reading
For First Time, BLS Employee Benefits Survey Includes Domestic Partner Benefits
Further confirmation that gay and lesbian employees are gaining equality in the workplace. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the U.S. Department of Labor, yesterday released its annual report on employer-provided benefits, including for the first time data on … Continue reading
EEOC Docks Phone Company $1 Million to Settle Age Discrimination Suit
Cavalier Telephone agreed last week to pay $1 million to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought against it by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over the company’s practice of not considering older applicant for sales account executive positions. According to the EEOC’s … Continue reading
New Book Discusses Ins and Outs of Managing Social Media in the Workplace
I don’t normally advertise for other authors, but I’m making an exception this time to tell you about a new book by fellow blogger and employment law attorney Jon Hyman on the intersection of social media, HR, and labor/employment law. … Continue reading
Ohio Employer Must Pony Up $563K for Willful Safety Violations
A reminder that the federal government takes workplace safety seriously. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently fined Republic Engineered Products, Inc. of Lorraine Ohio $563,000 for willful violations of fall hazard regulations. Read more about the case and what … Continue reading
Big Win for Washington D.C. Area Transit Workers in Wage Dispute
For all of the issues that collective bargaining touches on, none is more important than wages, because that’s why employees go to work everyday–to make a decent living to provide for themselves and their families. So employees of the Washington … Continue reading
More Personnel Cuts at Lockheed Martin
Against the backdrop of potential cuts in the defense budget, Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that it is offering buyouts to 6,500 U.S.-based employees, the lastest in a series of personnel cuts at the world’s largest defense contractor. Buyouts will be … Continue reading
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Tagged layoffs, Lockheed Martin, Older Workers Benefit Protection Act
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Ilinois Governor Signs Workers’ Compensation Reform Law
A law signed late June by Gov. Pat Quinn purports to fix Illinois’ workers’ compensation law, promising savings to employers of $650 million per year and decreased premiums of between 12 and 18 percent. The legislation establishes a new workers’ … Continue reading
