The recent measles outbreak raises the question of whether employers can require that workers get the vaccine to protect against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) or […]
A group of women who worked for Microsoft are challenging a court’s decision that won’t let them proceed with a class action asserting nationwide gender-discrimination, but […]
To rein in health care costs, employers can avoid plans with “backdoor rebates” on prescription drugs, contract directly with hospitals and guide employees to high quality, […]
Updates to British Columbia’s labor code are under way for the first time since 1992, when the working world was a very different place. Source: New […]
Off-duty police officers moonlighting for a traffic and security services company should have been paid overtime as employees and not treated as independent contractors, the 6th […]
A pharmacist with trypanophobia—a fear of needles—whom Walmart fired after the chain began offering immunization shots to customers can bring a wrongful discharge claim based on […]
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) told a federal judge April 16 that the agency can’t collect employee pay data—sorted by race, ethnicity and sex—by the […]
California law significantly restricts employer use of noncompetition agreements, and proposed legislation in the state of Washington seeks to mirror the Golden State’s laws. Here’s what […]
There may be more at stake in choosing a background-screening provider than in any other decision a HR leader makes when partnering with an industry vendor. […]