Fourth Circuit opinion highlights risk of harassment by nonemployees *

USA - March 14 2011
In a recent decision from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, a South Carolina food service company could be liable for failing to protect an employee who was subjected to a daily barrage of lewd comments and gestures by employees of one of the employer's biggest clients.

Co-authors: David L. Woodard .

Top agency enforcement areas for employers to watch in 2011 *

USA - January 19 2011
Many federal employment oversight agencies have been ramping up their enforcement activity, so prudent employers are ramping up their compliance efforts.

NLRB proposes rule to require posting of NLRA rights *

USA - December 28 2010
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently announced a proposed rule that would require employers to notify employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).

Co-authors: David L. Woodard .

New employer obligations to nursing mothers under the Fair Labor Standards Act *

USA - September 1 2010
The Department of Labor recently issued a fact sheet addressing the new break time requirement for nursing mothers mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

Co-authors: David L. Woodard .