Employee Relations
Articles related to the legal aspects of Hiring, Firing and Retaining Employees in the construction industry. Ask any construction company owner or manager and they will tell you that good people make good projects.
It's been six years since the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations that prohibited employers from counting an employee's time off as FMLA leave and notify the employee of the designation. Long-awaited proposed changes to the FMLA regulations address this and many others issues that have been raised over the 15 years since the FMLA was enacted...
On August 14, 2009, Governor Pat Quinn signed House Bill 3634 (HB 3634), amending the Illinois Equal Pay Act. HB 3634 went into effect immediately. The new legislation expands two different time limits related to the filing of claims, and increases the time that records must be kept.
All indications are that the Department of Labor (DOL) intends to issue final revisions to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations simultaneously with final regulations implementing the amendments to the FMLA that provide expanded leave benefits for military families, as authorized by Section 585(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008 (PL 110-181) (NDAA)...
When it comes to the viability and reach of non-compete agreements in Missouri, a recent decision by the state’s highest court offers something encouraging for both sides - employers who enforce them and employees who challenge them.
The most recent in a series of investigations and lawsuits brought by New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer may cause ERISA fiduciaries to ask additional questions of their brokers and consultants. Mr. Spitzer’s current investigations, which have been widely reported in the press, are aimed at certain practices in the insurance and brokerage industries..
Last year the IRS issued final and proposed regulations governing when cafeteria plan participants are allowed to modify their salary deferral elections during the plan year. In a new set of final regulations published January 10, 2001, the Service adopted the proposed regulations and revised some of the final regulations.
One of the most often discussed topics among employee benefits practitioners recently has been the Department of Labor's heightened scrutiny of the payment of expenses out of plan assets. The DOL's enforcement efforts on this issue were concentrated in the Agency's Kansas City regional office, causing area employers even greater concern. In an effort to clarify its position and assuage some of these concerns, the DOL issued in January an Opinion Letter and press release outlining its interpretation of the rules governing the payment of plan expenses.