Most executives operate on a comfortable assumption: the company is the employer, so the company bears the wage and hour liability. Form the entity correctly, keep your corporate housekeeping in order, and your personal assets stay out of the line
Earlier this week, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a $21.5 million settlement agreement with five Deloitte entities to resolve allegations that they violated the FCA by engaging in conduct DOJ alleges violated Title VII and Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”)
When short-term disability (STD) benefits are about to end, many workers assume long-term disability (LTD) will simply pick up where STD leaves off. That assumption can create a costly gap.The transition from short-term to long-term disability is a new benefit
Key Takeaways: What Every Houston Worker Should Know Before Filing a Work Injury Lawsuit Texas is the only state that does not require most private employers to carry workers’ compensation insurance. If your employer is a non-subscriber, you may be
Cal/OSHA recently released a discussion draft proposing major amendments to its heat illness prevention standards under Assembly Bill (AB) 2243, affecting both outdoor workplaces (Title 8, Section 3395) and indoor workplaces (Section 3396).
If adopted, these changes would expand
A termination package often combines different legal obligations into a single offer. Some amounts may be owed regardless of whether the employee signs anything.
Other amounts may be offered only if the employee signs a full and final release.
Before
Even if your company hasn’t formally adopted AI yet, you still need an AI policy. This is true even if your company doesn’t allow employees to use AI or if it isn’t planning on purchasing any AI tools.
The reality
Earlier this week I appeared on a webinar hosted by SelectSoftware Reviews and sponsored by Insperity, on protecting your business through the employee lifecycle. We covered hiring, onboarding, performance management, and termination.
One theme kept surfacing, hour after hour,
The NLRB’s new General Counsel, Crystal S. Carey, just released Memo GC 26-04 and it’s a significant signal of where labor law enforcement is headed.
The Memo identifies some key positions she’s already taken, including seeking to overturn Biden-era precedents
Unless and until there is binding federal law governing noncompetes in all 50 states, noncompete agreements will continue to be governed by state law. In recent years, state legislatures have been increasingly active in regulating noncompetes and imposing minimum requirements
