Labor Regulation & Policy

Consider your lifestyle and your goals before sending out that resume.

A new wave of class action suits targeting health care employers and their payments methods are on the rise.

As the nation continues to struggle with its growing rank of the uninsured, employers are beginning to understand what a vested interest they have in their employees’ health.

Courts are unlikely to second guess terminations when they are for non-discriminatory reasons.

With all of the debt the nation has taken on for government bailouts, it's no surprise that Washington, D.C. is ramping up its enforcement efforts across a number of federal agencies to generate...

Most retailers think extra sales people are a drain on profits. Think again.

Whether an individual is an employee or a contractor should be treated as an entirely distinct issue from their immigration status.

I attended the annual American Bar Association franchise lawyer’s conference in Toronto last week. Six hundred and fifty franchise lawyers in one place. When I told one of my clients where I was,...

With an increase in its workforce, a renewed commitment to enforcement, and new regulations in the works, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is stepping up after years of inaction.

Recent exhaustive surveys suggest that only 5% of professional salespeople reach and remain at the highest level, which we call Level 3. A further 15% attain Level 2 status, but the majority, i.e....

More and more people are telling their credit card companies to stick it. Are they heroes? Or unbalanced?

Mediation delivers a result that franchisors and their franchisees have sought for a generation: a rational, affordable, and flexible means by which disputes are resolved – and the business relationship is, if at...

What at first blush appears to be solely a health concern on closer examination has a number of legal ramifications for the workplace.

What I can say for certain, is that successful selling has become an exclusive club of highly skilled professionals where, for example, product knowledge, time management skills, objection handling and closing skills are...

The very first franchisor sales-activity tax-reporting requirement in the nation went into effect in New York over the summer, and the first filing deadline arrived on September 21, 2009.

A reader wants to know whether an employer can make you work standing up for 8 hours without allowing you to "sit down" for meal or rest breaks.

The first stop for a complaint about harassment and discrimination can legitimately be the EEOC, even if you have a policy that clearly states that inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated and should...