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Time to Modernize Workplace Laws: What Aspects Can Be Updated?

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

Let’s go back to 1935. You remember that time, right?  Well, in 1935, Babe Ruth retired from baseball. A gallon of gas cost 10 cents. Igor Sikorsky was still working on developing the helicopter in Connecticut. And we were still 10 years away from even ideas like Dick Tracy’s Two-Way Wrist Radio. It was also… Continue Reading

Quick Hits: EEOC’s ADEA Lawsuit; FLSA Collective Actions & Releases; Severance Pay & Taxes;; EEOC Compliance Manual Update

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Class Actions, Discrimination & Harassment, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Laws and Regulations, Litigation, Social Media, Wage & Hour

With the dog days of summer in full force here in Connecticut ("it’s the heat AND the humidity"), it seemed an appropriate time to roll out another installment of the "Quick Hits" feature to touch on a few items you might have missed over the last week or so: One of the biggest stories that you’ll… Continue Reading

Access to Outside Websites by the CHRO: An Update

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC

In a post yesterday, I indicated that the CHRO’s website filters (and some other state agencies) were still blocking access to, among other websites, Findlaw.  Although that fact had been confirmed through multiple reliable sources, it appears that the information from those sources may have been out of date. I have since learned that, although… Continue Reading

Regardless of EFCA’s Prospects, Employers Can Take Steps to Get Educated, Educate and Prepare

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

There’s been some speculation this week that with the Republicans picking up an important 41st seat in the Senate in 2009 (thus having enough votes to filibuster theorhetically), the prospects for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act have gone down, at least in the short term.  I’d add to that notion that proponents will have… Continue Reading

IRS Updates Mileage Rate for 2008 to 58.5 Cents Per Mile, Effective July 1, 2008

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

With gas prices rising, it’s no surprise that the IRS issued a statement yesterday adjusting the standard business mileage rate for 2008 is 58.5 cents per mile. The new rate for business miles is 8 cents higher than it was for the first six months of 2008, which I had noted in an earlier post.  The IRS posted the… Continue Reading

Quick Updates: Ethics Case, Minimum Wage, NASCAR lawsuit, OWBPA and “Decisional Units”

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Laws and Regulations, Legislative Developments, Litigation

Just time enough for some short updates on various posts from the last few weeks. You may recall a few weeks ago that the Governor vetoed a bill which would have increased the minimum wage in Connecticut to $8/hour in January 2009.  While there has been talk of a possible override session, it’s difficult to get the… Continue Reading