As Published in the July/August Journal of Corporate Recruiting Leadership
You could be liable if you use what you find in a hiring decision. Then again, you could be liable if you don’t.
Background checks are designed to use past performance-at work and beyond-to predict future success at work. The key to successful background checks is [...]
As published in the July 19, 2010 Connecticut Law Tribune.
In today’s competitive economy, many employers try to limit litigation costs by requiring employees to sign arbitration agreements. One drawback, however, is employees may nonetheless file suit in court, forcing employers to litigate the very arbitration agreement that was supposed to keep them out of court.
Fortunately [...]
As published in the April 26, 2010 Connecticut Law Tribune.
The new federal health-care bill will require employers to make a major decision: should they provide employees with “sufficient” healthcare coverage, or should they just pay the penalties? The decision will require a serious cost-benefit analysis.
The bill, called the Health Care Reconciliation Act of 2010, signed [...]
As published in the March 22, 2010 Connecticut Law Tribune
IRS still debating when damages may be excluded from income
Taxes can make or break a settlement negotiation. This is especially true in employment cases. The Internal Revenue Service is finally (after approximately 14 years) preparing to issue regulations guiding parties on what part of a legal [...]
As published in the January 25, 2010 Connecticut Law Tribune.
Last month, the Center for Worklife Law in California released a report analyzing 63 state and local laws in 22 states that offer protections to employees with various family responsibilities. The report stated that this is an area of growing concern in America.
But is that [...]