The Supreme Court has ruled that all states must allow and recognize same-sex marriages. In an opinion issued Friday, the majority of the Court found that marriage is a fundamental right and that it would be a violation of equal protection if the right to marry was...
Recently the Department of Labor issued a final rule, effective March 27, 2015, that updates and expands the definition of spouse for purposes of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Under this FMLA revised definition of spouse, eligibility under the FMLA will be...
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons. One of those specified reasons is the birth of a child. While the FMLA covers both husband and wife in...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has much to say about how you need to keep employees safe when the winter winds are howling. Also, the Fair Labor Standards Act and state laws have spawned reams of rules on when you are obliged to pay workers...