| Legal and Compliance |
| COURT REJECTS POLICY REQUIRING PRIOR OVERTIME APPROVAL |
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| How does an employer control overtime costs by ensuring that employees do not take it upon themselves to work overtime... |
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| EEOC OFFERS NEW DISCRIMINATION STATISTICS |
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| Federal job-discrimination complaints filed by workers against private employers shot up 9% last year, the biggest annual increase since the early 1990s... |
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| FMLA AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATIONS |
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| If an employer suspects that an employee is fabricating an excuse to secure FMLA protection, can the employer challenge the medical assessment/leave certification of the healthcare provider... |
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| Benefits |
| EMPLOYER HEALTH COVERAGE EXPECTED BY EMPLOYEES |
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| Americans expect employers to sponsor healthcare coverage, according to a recent survey by the Commonwealth Fund... |
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| GETTING STARTED ON THE ROAD TO WELLNESS |
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| Do you need wellness? This article will help you determine if a wellness program might benefit your organization and suggests some ideas to help you get started... |
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| Human Resources |
| ENFORCING ENGLISH-ONLY RULES AT THE WORKPLACE |
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| English-only rules are in the news... |
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| STABILIZING PAY ISSUES FOR EXPATRIATE WORKERS |
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| Expatriates living in countries with currencies stronger than the dollar are likely to face fluctuating or diminishing salary levels... |
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| New and Trends |
| INSURERS STOP PAYING FOR CARE LINKED TO ERRORS |
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| Health insurance carriers, including Aetna and WellPoint, are eliminating payments for medical errors and treatments related to those errors... |
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