12/31/2012
In another decision that affects non-union as well as union employers, the National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that comments posted on Facebook are protected in the ...more
Corporate Services, Inc.
208 Kishwaukee St. · Rockford, IL 61104
(p) (815) 962-8367 · (f) (815) 962-0940
www.corpserv.com
12/31/2012
In another decision that affects non-union as well as union employers, the National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that comments posted on Facebook are protected in the ...more
12/28/2012
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to accurately record the hours their employees work and to compensate them for each of those hours. While this mandate a...more
12/27/2012
Here is a rundown on two lesser-known sections of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that every human resources professional with non-exempt staffers should know about: on-ca...more
12/26/2012
Last week, the IRS issued two announcements that will affect its Voluntary Classification Settlement Program (VCSP) that was first instituted in September 2011....more
12/21/2012
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced its approval of a Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) that establishes agency priorities and integrates all compo...more
12/20/2012
Many were in favor of the Obamacare mandate preventing health insurance companies from turning away individuals with pre-existing conditions. But two questions remained: How m...more
12/19/2012
On Tuesday, the House of Representatives by a vote of 388-4 overwhelmingly approved a one-page bill that broadens the scope of what constitutes an employer's trade secret unde...more
12/14/2012
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals (Kansas,et al.) recently clarified that discharging an employee within two days of a request for medical leave does not by itself e...more
12/13/2012
A recent case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Ill., et al.) concerning one Latice Porter, a data entry specialist in the Field Services Section ...more
12/10/2012
Better settle the case, right? Not if you are Flannery Oaks Guest House. Instead, you move for summary judgment and try to get your former employee's Family and Medical Leave ...more
12/07/2012
By this time, most companies are aware of their right to monitor employee email activity at work. But as these cases show, putting an email monitoring policy to work comes wit...more
12/05/2012
Want to guarantee yourself a jury trial in an age-discrimination case? Just mention the word "younger" to any employee age forty or above right around the time you fire him....more
12/03/2012
The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (Wis., Ill., Ind.) recently affirmed an employer's decision to terminate an employee because it reasonably believed the employee was ...more
11/30/2012
Marijuana use — either medicinal or recreational — is now, or will shortly become, legal in over one-third of U.S. states. What do the recent changes in marijuana ...more
11/29/2012
The Supreme Court is currently mulling over one of the most basic questions in today's workplace: Who fits the legal definition of "supervisor"? The high court's ruling could ...more
11/28/2012
The case of Merivic Inc. and Zurich North America v. Enrique Gutierrez involved a workers' compensation claimant who had a ninth-grade education and a "limited worki...more
11/27/2012
It is a challenge to convince a business person that unlike any other business contract, when a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) has expired, virtually all of its terms c...more
11/26/2012
It is not every day that flying animals that lived almost 150 million years ago play a prominent role in a gender discrimination case....more
11/23/2012
A new court ruling reiterates that employees cannot take leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to prevent themselves from being fired....more
11/21/2012
Every HR professional has come across applicants who try to game the system — to hide something in their past, or cover holes in their resumes. And the Digital Age has g...more
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