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Keeping up-to-date record retention policies is a must for any employer.  The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently passed a final rule mandating that all employers subject to its recordkeeping requirements under Title VII and …

1. “Can you?” As a conscientious employer aware of the complicated web of employment laws, you probably focus heavily on whether an action is lawful. Committing an unlawful action – even by accident – can …

Swiss pharmaceutical manufacturer Novartis thought it was playing by the rules when it treated its sales representatives as exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (the “FLSA”).  Now it is paying $99 million …

In the United States, each party to court or agency proceedings typically pays its own litigation costs. Courts occasionally order one side to pay such costs, but usually only when that party acts in bad …

Indiana just enacted a new law, making it the nation’s 23rd “right-to-work” state, meaning it bans collective bargaining agreements that require union membership or paying fees as a condition of employment.  Workers in the other …