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Connecticut Department of Labor Requires Larger Employers to Fill Out FMLA Report

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Laws and Regulations

UPDATED 1/20/11 Filling out forms ranks right up there with going to the dentist for me. (Don’t tell him I said that.) I suspect I’m not alone. Which is why I’m sheepish about reminding employers that the Connecticut Department of Labor requires that employers with 75 or more employees as of a date certain, must… Continue Reading

Twitter in the Workplace: Why Employers Need to Be Cautious, Not Afraid

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

Have you heard? Twitter is the next BIG thing that employers somehow need to worry about — right after blogs and online social networking, of course.  Indeed, a headline not too long ago from the National Law Journal screamed: "Beware:  Your ‘Tweet’ on Twitter could be trouble". But here’s the thing.  I’ve actually been using Twitter… Continue Reading

Court Rejects Challenge By Teacher Fired for Alleged Inappropriate Conduct on MySpace

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Litigation

Sometimes I feel like a broken record (though in today’s world, perhaps that should be updated to "corrupted music file").  For a while now, it’s been apparent to most of us that employees continue to do silly things with e-mail and their social networking pages.  Add a recent case in Connecticut to the list of cases where individuals are… Continue Reading

Dirty Laundry: Airing Employee Grievances Online…And Around the World

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

Give us Dirty Laundry! — Don Henley, "Dirty Laundry" The Eagles singer may have been talking about the media over 25 years ago when he released his hit single, "Dirty Laundry", but the lyrics and message could be applied just as easily today to online message boards.  They have all the same criteria that Henley… Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Labor Updates Website with New Tools Regarding Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Laws and Regulations, Wage & Hour

This week, the U.S. Department of Labor updated their website and provided some new online tools to help employers figure out which recordkeeping, reporting and notice requirements apply to them.  According to the DOL: The new FirstStep Recordkeeping, Reporting and Notices elaws Advisor has been integrated into a FirstStep suite of advisors that also includes the… Continue Reading