An airline company has been ordered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to reinstate a former pilot and pay him an excess of one million dollars in back wages, interest and compensatory damages. The order was the result of an investigation by the DOL’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The pilot worked for [...]
Continue reading...20. January 2012
A woman working as a sewing manager resigned from her position and promptly sued her employers for overtime wages that she felt she was owed. The rulings from both a district court and an appeals court varied slightly, but the end result was the same. The plaintiff was hired in 2001 and promoted in 2004 [...]
Continue reading...11. January 2012
Working for a diva may have its perks. But a personal assistant to a celebrity is at that person’s beck and call, and sometimes all that work and time might not seem worth it. Especially when you aren’t being paid for it. Jennifer O’Neill had such a job, employed for 13 months as a personal [...]
Continue reading...27. December 2011
A Nebraska-based Union Pacific Railroad Co. has been ordered to reinstate an employee who had reported a work-related injury and was subsequently terminated. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a section of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), issued the order for the company to pay the employee in Idaho a total of 300,000 [...]
Continue reading...21. December 2011
Each year, numerous employees don’t utilize each of the available vacation days. The more vacation days an employee has, the greater chance, it seems, of that person missing one or more of those days. According to an article appearing on CNN Money’s website, recent surveys have confirmed that vacation days are getting left behind, and [...]
Continue reading...30. November 2011
Smoking or non? The standard greeting at a restaurant is virtually unheard these days. Although there is no federal law prohibiting people from smoking indoors in public locations, some states, including California, Massachusetts and South Dakota, have adopted a statewide ban which would prevent smokers from doing just that. Now it seems that some places [...]
Continue reading...11. November 2011
For persons of 401(k)-type plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs), investment advice is an often necessary but not readily available component. This is in part due to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), which was passed to protect such participants but also implemented safeguards when receiving investment advice. Investment advisors are typically [...]
Continue reading...8. November 2011
Employers are required by law to report new hires to the Department of Labor (DOL). Making such a report is filed in the specified time may assist the DOL in restricting some people who exploit the benefits of unemployment insurance (UI). According to a press release from the Idaho Department of Labor, well under half [...]
Continue reading...3. November 2011
Every employer has had questions about the FMLA (Family Medical and Leave Act) and how to enforce policies concerning employees’ reasons for leave. Bradd N. Siegel, from the Porter Wright firm in Columbus, OH, and an editor at Ohio Employment Law Letter, recently spoke at the Advanced Employment Issues Symposium in Nashville, TN. He specifically [...]
Continue reading...11. October 2011
As the economy continues to face problems, there is one segment that is experiencing growth. According to one recent report there is increasing demand for Human Resources professionals. As companies face more competition and trends in business, Human Resources professionals with certain skills are being sought. They are needed to deal with issues like executive [...]
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24. January 2012
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