May 23, 2013

Lessening Termination Meeting Anxiety

"Advice for those getting fired: 'Stay calm, shut up and listen'": This is the title of a recent article by Debra Cassens Weiss published in the American Bar Association Journal. Weiss's article advises employees, "A smart employee will keep emotions in...

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April 3, 2013

Planning to Reduce Employee Hours to Minimize Cost under the ACA? Consider the Risk

Many employers who are not currently offering health insurance to employees realized months ago that complying with the Affordable Care Act was going to cost them a lot of money and could put some of them out of business completely. Many began trying to find...

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March 13, 2013

Think Your Temporary Workers Can’t Sue You For Their Injuries? Think Again.

In today's unstable economy filled with requirements and regulations associated with employment, your company may be relying more and more on temporary workers. It seems like the best of both worlds: the temporary workers are employees of the staffing...

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January 24, 2013

Am I a Large Employer Under the Affordable Care Act?

Questions about how the Affordable Care Act will be implemented could fill this blog for weeks, but the most common question I have received thus far from clients is how to determine whether their business qualifies as a "large employer" for purposes of the...

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November 2, 2012

FY 2012 EEOC Statistics: A Reality Check

Last week I attended the annual meeting of the Labor & Employment law sections of the North and South Carolina Bars here in Asheville. While at the meeting, I went to a presentation by Lynette Barnes, Regional Attorney for the Charlotte District of the EEOC. ...

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