October 2012 Legal Roundup

A look ahead to IRS guidelines, a look even farther ahead to essential health benefits and a squinty look at type in an email.

August 2012 Legal Roundup

A bill barring background checks is introduced in the House, and there’s lots of retaliation cases to learn from.

May 2012 Legal Roundup

In addition to the many usual topics of cases and rulings (discrimination, social media, etc.), this month saw many employment law news stories focusing on the Family Medical Leave Act, the good ol’ FMLA. Grab your neck brace and let’s review!

March 2012 Legal Roundup

While we wait for the Supreme Court to rule on health care reform, there’s some good news for staffing firms… and some bad news for law firm employees who like to wear orange.

February 2012 Legal Roundup

In a relatively “quiet” month for employment laws, we still have major changes proposed to the FMLA, activity from the NLRB, rulings on the FLSA and a conference with the EEOC.

January 2012 Legal Roundup

You might have thought that 2011 was an action-packed year in employment law, but if January is any indication of the year to come, 2012 is going to knock all our socks off (and then file an injunction ordering us to put them back on again).