Summertime is nearing, and one of my favorite summer traditions after a long week is to make a big bowl of popcorn, get myself and my dog cozy on the couch, and turn on an old movie.

Michigan football recently made headlines after the university terminated its head football coach following an internal investigation that revealed "credible evidence"...

The long-awaited return of the hit anthology series, True Detective, is finally back.

As a proud Gen Xer, I cannot say that I watch anything on television that would be considered "new" or "current." So when I had the flu recently, I turned to an old reliable and watched...

Does your company control or process personal data of employees residing in the European Union? If so, be aware of the upcoming implementation of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

On February 6, 2018, a New York federal judge rejected a challenge to a New York City law requiring fast-food businesses to, upon request of their employees, forward voluntary deductions from employee...

If an employee can no longer perform the essential functions of his or her position due to a disability, one common form of reasonable accommodation under the ADA is reassignment to a vacant position.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' recent decision vacating the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) rule regarding tipped employees means the rule is no longer in effect nationwide.

Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) must file a Form M-1 annually and shortly after inception. The annual Form M-1 filing deadline for the 2015 calendar year is March 1, 2016.

The Department of Health and Human Services recently announced that full implementation of the SHOP component of the state-based health insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act run in full or in part by the federal government will be delayed until 2015.

Judge Shoob has now revised the Strickland decision, limiting its application to garnishments filed against individuals' assets held in financial institutions.

As an HR professional, you have probably had your fair share of exit interviews. While they are designed to get valuable input from employees that are transitioning out of the company, the results can often be skewed

In this three-part series, we are exploring best practices for handling a charge of discrimination. The first part of the series addressed important preliminary questions you should be asking...

Illinois employers beware, if you want to prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms on your property, you must post a sign stating that the carrying of firearms is prohibited, according to a law that became effective earlier this year.

"I did not have sexual relations with that woman." "It depends on what the definition of ‘is' is." Ryan Murphy's latest installment of the FX true-crime anthology television series Impeachment: American Crime Story...

On August 29, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Ruling 2013-17, under which same-sex couples will be treated as married for all federal tax purposes, including income and gift and estate taxes, if their marriage was legally entered into, regardless of where they reside, even if they reside in a state that does not recognize same-sex marriage.

The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration issued Technical Release 2013-04, adopting the treatment of same-sex marriages for purposes of ERISA that was recently prescribed for tax purposes by the IRS.

A discussion on the legal issues depicted in the popular TV show The Office.

The Minnesota Court of Appeals recently issued the first Minnesota appellate decision addressing marital discrimination under the Minnesota Human Rights Act since 2011, Aase v. Wapiti Meadows Community Techs. & Servs., Inc.

California has passed a number of employment laws this year, including the expansion of baby bonding leave to small employers, prohibiting inquiries into an applicant's salary history ...