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While reducing your labor force may seem to be a simple method for cutting costs in the current economy, most companies realize that this...

The U.S. Constitution is a wonderful document, brilliantly crafted, able to stand the test of time. Among the many rights and protections it affords...

In 1990, Congress passed the Americans With Disabilities Act (the "ADA"), and various new protections for employees with qualifying disabilities became the law in...

We are now less than six months from another presidential election. As much news coverage as it is generating already, rest assured, the dialogue...

What techniques can you follow to better prepare and protect your company when presented with employee leave requests and attendance issues?

The U.S. Department of Labor recently issued proposed new regulations to the groundbreaking federal legislation-the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA)-that, if and...

The Fair Labor Standards Act (the "Act") is a complex set of rules and regulations that govern overtime for most businesses in the country....

The numbers are staggering. In 1960, there were fewer than one million undocumented immigrants, but most experts now estimate that there are at least...

A recent Texas Supreme Court case (Hernandez v. UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc.) ruled that an employer that changed its mind and withdrew a...

Lilly Ledbetter worked for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. for 19 years. She retired in 1998, and soon thereafter, Ledbetter got an anonymous...

Here's a news flash, people occasionally engage in behavior at work that is unprofessional, unproductive, malicious, or even worse. While there are certainly examples...

Your supervisor reports that an employee isn't working out and should be discharged from employment. Upon further questioning, you learn the person is frequently...