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What is the Mileage Reimbursement Rate for Businesses for 2012?

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

I’m often asked what some of my most popular posts are on the blog.  Surprisingly, one topic that always seems to generate interest is the mileage reimbursement rate.  I’m not quite sure why. In any event, the new rate became effective January 1, 2012.  Remember, this is the optional standard mileage rates. These rates are typically used by businesses… Continue Reading

Supreme Court Recap: Creating a “Zone of Interest” Under Title VII Retaliation Law

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Litigation

The United States Supreme Court today, in an 8-0 decision (Justice Kagan recused herself), ruled that Title VII retaliation provisions include protection to those people who have suffered an adverse employment action and are in the same "zone of interest" as another employee who filed a charge.   What does that mean? Good question.  First,… Continue Reading

Office Space: Reassignment of Office Enough to Establish Claim of Retaliation But Not Discrimination

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Litigation

 A decision last week by the Second Circuit might seem fairly trivial. After all, the Court stamped a "summary order" in the case of Cunningham v. NY State Dept. of Labor (download here)  on June 10, 2009 thereby making sure the case doesn’t have precedential effect. But employers shouldn’t ignore this decision; it illustrates the differences… Continue Reading