January 29, 2015
The US Supreme Court just issued an opinion directing federal courts to interpret Benefits Welfare Plans between employers and employees (including, often, retired employees) just like […]
January 23, 2015
Administrative agencies are considered regulators, not prosecutors. Yet they often take the latter’s persona, complete with subpoena power and the authority to levy fines. And when […]
January 21, 2015
A husband and wife own an insurance agency. They are also avid RVers. Putting the two together, they make a portion of their business selling RV […]
January 16, 2015
We explained in a previous post that the IRS scrutinizes unpaid internships. It is not the only government agency that does. The Department of Labor is […]
January 13, 2015
The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) does more than regulate relations between employer and unions. It also gives non-union employees the right to organize. That makes […]
January 9, 2015
They all stayed late to close the deal. When the last stroke of a pen graced the dotted line, everyone engaged in a hearty round of […]
December 24, 2014
Happy Holidays to all, whatever your Holiday of choice, be it Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanza, Festivus, or something else meaningful to you. In the spirit of the […]
December 19, 2014
Along the manicured streets of suburbia, the homogeneity of covenanted neighborhoods is sometime interrupted by a flier snuck in a doorway or taped to a mailbox. […]
December 15, 2014
Warehouse employees spend their days lifting, moving, loading and unloading sometimes heavy merchandise. It is not an easy job. They might be cranky at the end […]
December 11, 2014
A biker was riding along on a South Dakota highway, not a care in the world, when he was hit from behind by a truck. Or, […]
December 2, 2014
Terms and conditions in small print at the back of a contract have such a bad reputation that “small print” has become a shortcut to describe […]
November 30, 2014
… we regret to inform you that one court, in 1993, clearly held that newspapers are not “of such indisputable accuracy as would justify judicial reliance.” Sorry.