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It’s springtime, and that means high school and college students are applying for summer internships in large numbers.  If you are planning to hire an unpaid intern, you must be certain the intern is not …

Misclassifying employees as “independent contractors” may put employers in triple jeopardy.  The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is teaming up with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and state agencies to crack down on “misclassification.”  …

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) says pregnancy discrimination is still rampant, more than 30 years after the passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”).  Hearings were just held in Washington to discuss the problem.  …

An appeals court in California recently held an employer liable for employees’ off-duty harassment of a disabled co-worker on a blog.  Unfortunately, the facts are not unique and could be happening right now in your …

Breastfeeding is widely regarded as ideal for healthy development of infants.  Due to workplace barriers, many mothers who breastfeed their infants abandon breastfeeding when they return to work.  A growing movement supports workplace policies to …

Employers may soon be required to display an oversized poster informing employees of their right to unionize.  The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), the agency responsible for the poster mandate, twice delayed the posting deadline …