Communicating with the workforce — a very good idea, but proceed with caution *

USA - March 25 2013
Most employers communicate with their workforce about a wide variety of employment related issues - personnel policies, wage and benefit issues…

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Separation agreements – how to make them work *

USA - October 28 2012
Employers often utilize separation agreements for departing employees.

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The NLRB continues to push the envelope *

USA - July 16 2012
Various decisions of the Obama-era NLRB have come under scrutiny as many have questioned whether a pro-labor bias has motivated the NLRB in recent times.

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Employers beware: health-related absences of less than three days may be FMLA-protected *

USA - April 30 2012
An employer should not presume that an absence from work of less than three consecutive days for a health-related reason is not protected by the FMLA, and it should carefully scrutinize an employee’s absence from work for health-related reasons before disciplining or discharging the employee for excessive absenteeism or tardiness.

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Issues to consider when drafting employment agreements for executives *

USA - December 12 2011
Employers often find it useful to have written employment agreements with employees, especially executives. Additionally, many executives insist upon such agreements before accepting a new position.

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