by Brandon Laws | Jul 30, 2009 | Benefits
Layoffs, wage freezes and a depressed 401(k) account – it is all a reality in 2009. Employers may be cutting expenses wherever needed in order to get back the margin they lost and employees may be cutting personal expenses such as going out to eat, buying new...
by Brandon Laws | Jul 24, 2009 | Employment Law
Federal Minimum Wage Increases Today to $7.25/hour: The U.S. Department of Labor sent the following announcement this morning: “The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division reminds employers and employees that the federal minimum wage increases to $7.25 on...
by Brandon Laws | Jun 16, 2009 | Human Resources
By Brandon Laws and Molly Kelley With an advancing technological world, the Internet has reached new heights – especially with the ability to broadcast one’s personal life for others to view through social networking. Due to the growth of social networking websites...
by Brandon Laws | Apr 9, 2009 | Employment Law
The COBRA Subsidy is continually evolving. In a notice published March 31, 2009, the IRS addresses a number of significant issues resulting from the new COBRA Subsidy. Most important, the new notice clarifies the term “involuntary termination” and how the COBRA...
by Brandon Laws | Apr 1, 2009 | Employment Law
(Thank you to our partner, Jordan Schrader PC for sharing this alert.) The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a department of the Department of Homeland Security, will implement the revised Form I-9 beginning April 3, 2009. All employers that hire or...
