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August 9, 2010

IRS Provides Form 5500 Guidance for Plans Seeking Special Funding Relief

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued two notices explaining that sponsors of single- and multi-employer

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August 9, 2010

Automatic Meal-Break Deduction Class Actions Against Hospitals Continue to Snowball

What started as a flurry of class actions against hospitals by a single law firm in the Northeast has

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August 9, 2010

PBGC Proposes Rule to Clarify its Regulations on Liability for Termination of Single-Employer Plans

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) will issue a proposed rule (pdf) that seeks to provide

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August 5, 2010

Illinois Gets Tough on Wage Violations

On July 30, 2010, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed Senate Bill 3568, the most extensive change to the

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August 5, 2010

City of Austin, Texas Passes A Mandatory Employee Rest Break Ordinance

The City of Austin, Texas recently passed an ordinance requiring that employers in the construction industry

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August 5, 2010

Should Employers Use Location-Sharing Websites to Check Out Applicants?

Whenever people are presented with new forms of technology, it takes some time to figure out the boundaries

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August 5, 2010

Wisconsin E-Discovery Rules

The Wisconsin Supreme Court's Order [pdf] regarding E-Discovery contains rules which go into effect

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August 5, 2010

Senate Confirms Elena Kagan's Supreme Court Nomination

As expected, the Senate on Thursday confirmed by a vote of 63 to 37 the nomination of U.S. Solicitor

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August 4, 2010

Agreeing to Patient Racial Preference Violates Title VII

In Chaney v. Plainfield Healthcare Center, a case that “pits a health-care worker’s right to a non-discriminatory

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August 4, 2010

Agency's Withdrawal of HIPAA Security Breach Notification Regulations Creates Uncertainty for Employers and Health Care Providers

In a two-paragraph press release recently posted on its website, the U.S. Department of Health and Human

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