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7 Reasons You Might Get Audited
Most of us are getting ready to submit federal and state income tax returns before the deadline. (Note: For 2016, the deadline has been moved…
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Overtime Rule Advances Toward Publication
The final overtime rule is edging closer to release: yesterday, the Department of Labor (DOL) sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) its final…
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Living in the Healthcare Data Breach Era
Now that cyber attacks as a source of data breaches are becoming routine in and out of healthcare, each breach represents not just a monetary…
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‘Persuader Rule’ Constricts Communications with Workers About Unions
Another layer of red tape has been added for employers seeking to avoid unionization. Their consultants’ indirect communications with employees about unions—intended to sway workers…
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COAKY Approves of Equitable Award of Attorney’s Fees in Punitive Damages Case; Lists Criteria for Trial Court to Consider
The Kentucky Court of Appeals held in a December 2015 decision that a trial court may make an equitable award of attorney’s fees in a…
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A Busy Year Ahead for the EEOC: New Issues, New Questions
2016 marks the last year of the EEOC’s 2013-2016 Strategic Enforcement Plan. Still, many of the issues the agency faced three years ago remain, in…
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Workers’ Comp Opt-Outs: Big Savings But Human Costs?
Dropping traditional workers’ compensation in favor of a private plan? New data from Stanford University shows that it’s saving companies money. But some have questioned…
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Can an Employee Be Required to Undergo a Psychological Examination?
If an employee is acting abnormally or exhibiting signs of mental impairment, can an employer require the employee to take a fitness-for-duty examination? Tim Garrett…
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Answer the Lawsuit, Even If You Think It Doesn’t Have a Chance
The Florida Supreme Court had bad news for a Hialeah Gardens investor who didn’t answer a slip-and-fall lawsuit from a tenant injured while another owner…
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