The already skyrocketing costs of home healthcare will increase even more if a Department of Labor proposal is approved. With encouragement from President Obama, the Department of Labor proposes a rule that would eliminate an exemption in the Fair Labor Standards Act for in-home caregivers, unless the caregiver is employed directly by the family or [...]
As published in the August 8, 2011 CT Law Tribune
As published in the July 25, 2011 CT Law Tribune
A bad reference is costing one aviation company nearly a third of a million dollars. A jury decided Tradewinds Aviation maliciously sent a reference letter regarding former employee Jeffrey Nelson, costing him a job offer with another company. Although Nelson, a pilot, had lost his job due to downsizing, the letter from Tradewinds said he [...]
Hiring temporary workers through a staffing agency may be an efficient and cost-effective way to provide staffing for your business. But if the worker gets injured on the job, your business can be on the hook for substantial costs because you will not be protected by the workers’ compensation system. Pyramid, a construction company responsible [...]