Corporate Services, Inc. News (2023)

10/26/2023

It may come as a surprise that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not require employers to provide meal or rest periods. But employers can still get in trouble in these ...more

10/17/2023

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to review non-disclosure agreements and other confidential business information provisions of publicly traded compa...more

10/09/2023

One of the most difficult roles a front-line manager must fill is that of a counselor....more

09/28/2023

Many employees accumulate vacation days at work throughout the year. ...more

09/20/2023

In a recent Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (Louisiana) decision, the plaintiffs brought gender discrimination (equal pay) and retaliation claims after the defendants terminate...more

09/07/2023

In an August 2023 decision, an employee alleges that his employer discriminated against him based on his disability (morbid obesity) when it terminated his employment....more

09/07/2023

Some states have laws requiring leave for school activities. Are they paid or unpaid? What do we need to do to comply?...more

08/14/2023

On July 21, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a final rule in the Federal Register amending its regulation on Improved Tracking o...more

08/01/2023

Using arbitration agreements can provide big benefits for employers....more

07/26/2023

A mid-July letter signed by the attorneys general of 13 states warns Fortune 100 CEOs that they "will face serious legal consequences" if they take their DEI efforts too far b...more

06/27/2023

When dozens of employees seek leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) essentially all at once, something might be up....more

06/16/2023

Documentation can be a headache for human resources, especially when it comes to getting managers and other leaders to document the right things at the right time....more

06/07/2023

It is a fact of life: At some point, most of us face the difficult and painful challenge of dealing with the death of a loved one....more

06/06/2023

When employers decide to part ways with employees, they often choose the route of offering up a severance agreement....more

04/26/2023

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released a new technical assistance document which provides practical tips for preventing and addressing harassment...more

04/20/2023

Making the decision to terminate employment is never easy. Whether it is for performance-related issues or conduct issues, the employee termination process can be complicated,...more

03/20/2023

Kristie Alley began working for Penguin Random House as a full-time order processor in 2014. Within two years, Penguin promoted Alley to the management position of Group Leade...more

03/17/2023

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (NY, et al) has rejected an employee's claim that he was unlawfully discriminated against based on religion after he refused t...more

03/14/2023

Layoffs are here and with them comes an often-overlooked threat: trade secret misappropriation....more

03/13/2023

Three months into the new legislative year, with all but a handful of state legislatures currently in session, clear employment law trends for 2023 have emerged....more