A Lack Of Pay Equity In The White House
Political rhetoric may stir emotions, but often must give way to reality. On numerous occasions, President Obama has assailed the business community for paying women [...]
Beware of On-Line Estate Planning Forms: a penny-wise and a pound-foolish
Ann Aldrich used an "E-Z Legal Form" when she made out her will in 2004--it turns out that that decision didn't make things "EZ-ier" as two [...]
Cross Every t And Dot Every i Or Face The Wrath Of The NLRB
What company does not want to protect its confidential information from competitors? One oft-used practice is to require employees to sign confidentiality agreements prohibiting the [...]
It’s Settled–Severance Payments Are Subject to FICA
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court (reversing the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals) has held that severance payments that were made to involuntarily terminated [...]
President Obama Set To Raise Salary Requirement For The Overtime Exemption
It is reported that President Obama will sign an executive order making more workers employees eligible for overtime compensation. The President will do this by raising [...]
A Disturbing Lawsuit (Unrelated to California HR)
OK, so I usually blog about HR issues. But today I feel compelled to address another subject that is far more important and very disturbing. [...]