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A discussion of the latest developments with the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program, the DREAM Act, E-Verify and more.
Tax of 0.9 percent goes into effect January 1, 2013, and will affect high-income earners.
Developments in Illinois, Texas and the Supreme Court are significant for HR professionals whose companies face pending employment litigation claims.
The methods for calculating overtime vary depending on how long a period the bonus is intended to cover.
State Highlights
2013 State Unemployment and Disability Insurance Taxable Wage Bases
Several states have adjusted their unemployment insurance taxable wage bases for 2013.
Amid Intense Protests, Michigan Becomes the 24th Right-To-Work State
Michigan will prohibit requiring employees to join a union or pay an agency fee to a union as a term or condition of employment.
New California Pregnancy Disability Leave Regulations Take Effect December 30th
Employers with five or more employees are required to provide up to four months of unpaid leave to women who must take time off from work because of pregnancy, childbirth or a related illness.
Content Spotlight: Blogging
XpertHR's Employment Intelligence blog provides international perspectives on the changing workplace through commentary and analysis on news, employment law, employee relations, recruitment, retention, reward, work organization and more.
Legal Editors Michael Jacobson, Marta Moakley and David Weisenfeld have made recent contributions to this award-winning resource:
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Federal Highlights
Bittersweet? NLRB Finds Hostess Failed to Bargain in Good Faith
Hostess violated the National Labor Relations Act by failing to furnish its workers' union with certain requested information, unreasonably delaying providing other information and failing to bargain collectively and in good faith.
IRS Issues Final Rule on Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Fees
The fee imposed on issuers of specified health insurance policies and sponsors of self-insured plans is $2 multiplied by the average number of lives covered under the policy or plan.
Supreme Court Takes Up Same-Sex Marriage
The Supreme Court has added a pair of closely watched cases from California and New York to its schedule.
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Contributor Spotlight
Stuart R. Buttrick is a partner in the Indianapolis office of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP. Mr. Buttrick is also the team leader of the firm's labor management relations practice group. He represents employers in proceedings before the NLRB, in arbitrations, and in contract negotiations. Read more...
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What's New This Week?
New Updates to Guidance in International Manual
For subscribers with access to our International Manual, several substantive updates were made to the Belgium, Greece and Italy.
- Belgium - More detail on positive action.
- Greece - More detail on the national minimum wage; the updated rate for employers' social security contributions; hours of work; breaks in the retail sector; holidays; notice periods; and severance pay.
- Spain - More detail on informing and consulting prior to redundancies; and on judicial taxes to appeal labor court judgments.
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What should I do if an employee complains about workplace religious discrimination?
Title VII prohibits employers with 15 or more employees, or employment agencies or unions, from discriminating in employment based on religion. Under Title VII, in order to be protected, an individual's religious beliefs must be sincerely held. Religious discrimination may surface in the form of direct or indirect discrimination, harassment or the denial of an employee's request for a religious accommodation. Read more...
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Coming Soon
New Progressive Discipline Workflow, Two Supervisor Briefings on Employee Attendance and Ethics and More...
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Editor's Message
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Our hearts break for the people of Newtown, Connecticut - those who perished, their families, their friends, their neighbors.
Our country and the whole world grieves for this unfathomable tragedy.
Peggy Carter-Ward
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