The EEOC issued final regulations that create a specific exemption from the Age discrimination laws (ADEA) allowing employers to coordinate (meaning alter, reduce or eliminate) health benefits for retirees who become eligible...
Acknowledging the End of 2007: Why or Why Not?
December 31, 2007
Since I am a relative newcomer to the blogosphere, I tried to follow the lead of my counterparts in recognizing the end of the year. I looked around and what I learned is there are no traditions. Most blogs let the...
NLRB Rules that Employees have No Right to Use Employer E-mail for Union Solicitations and Announces New Standard for Discriminatory Policy Enforcement Charges
December 23, 2007
One December 16, 2007, the Board issued its much anticipated decision in Guard Publishing Company d/b/a Register Guard and Eugene Newspaper Guild, CWA Local 37194 holding an employer did not violate section 7 by...
Most of the Human Resources world looks to federal law when it considering the classification of a worker as an employee or an independent contractor. The IRS and most federal employment statutes use a common law rules...
Health Insurance Reforms: First Dominos are Set to Fall
December 18, 2007
BusinessWeek reports that the California State Assembly passed a major health care reform plan that would expand coverage to almost 70% of the state’s uninsured at a cost of $14.4 billion. Under the...